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lostness

lostness noun: the fact or quality of being lost.

Noun

lostness (countable and uncountable, plural lostnesses)

  1. The fact or quality of being lost.
    • It came without warning, and she seemed to collapse on completely on the bed where she was sitting, with a lostness about her which startled me.1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 170
    • When a stranger comes to their door asking for someone named Shauntrelle, it’s like a demonstration of their lostness.2009 February 8, Adam Kirsch, “Intimate Betrayals”, in New York Times

Forms of lostness

plurallostnesses

Origin of lostness

From lost + -ness.

Questions about lostness

What does lostness mean?
Lostness means the fact or quality of being lost.
What part of speech is lostness?
Lostness is a noun.
What is the plural of lostness?
The plural of lostness is lostnesses.

Words near lostness in the dictionary

  1. Lostie
  2. Losties
  3. Lostiuk
  4. lostling
  5. lostlings
  6. lostness
  7. lostnesses
  8. Lostock
  9. Lostock Gralam
  10. Lostock Hall
  11. Lostock Junction

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