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mercuriousness

mercuriousness noun: the quality of being mercurious (like Mercury in celerity).

Noun

mercuriousness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of being mercurious (like Mercury in celerity).
    • In memory of which service he had given him, for the crest of his arms, a chapeau with wings, to denote the Mercuriousness of this messenger.1840, Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England
    • Qianlong was showing a mercuriousness that few had seen before: even officials close to the throne were puzzled, and trod cautiously.2009, Mark C. Elliott, Emperor Qianlong: Son of Heaven, Man of the World, page 44

Origin of mercuriousness

From mercurious + -ness.

Questions about mercuriousness

What does mercuriousness mean?
Mercuriousness means the quality of being mercurious (like Mercury in celerity).
What part of speech is mercuriousness?
Mercuriousness is a noun.

Words near mercuriousness in the dictionary

  1. mercurify
  2. mercurifying
  3. Mercurio
  4. mercuriocyclization
  5. Mercurios
  6. mercuriousness
  7. mercurise
  8. mercurism
  9. mercurisms
  10. Mercurius
  11. mercurization

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