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mandatoriness

mandatoriness noun: the quality or state of being mandatory.

Noun

mandatoriness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being mandatory.
    • Near-synonyms: compulsion, mandate, requirement

Synonyms of mandatoriness

Origin of mandatoriness

From mandatory + -ness.

Questions about mandatoriness

What does mandatoriness mean?
Mandatoriness means the quality or state of being mandatory.
What part of speech is mandatoriness?
Mandatoriness is a noun.

Words near mandatoriness in the dictionary

  1. mandating
  2. mandative
  3. mandator
  4. mandatories
  5. mandatorily
  6. mandatoriness
  7. mandators
  8. mandatory
  9. mandatory detention
  10. Mandatory Palestine
  11. mandatory reporter

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