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milquetoastness

milquetoastness noun: the quality of being milquetoast.

Noun

milquetoastness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being milquetoast.
    • The selection of the towering Spurs, rivaled in milquetoastness only by 1987's "athletes who care," makes one wonder if a Jack McKeon, Dick Vermeil "rise of the old coaches" spread was rejected for generating too much excitement.2003 December 8, Josh Levin, “A New I Do”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2024
    • Additionally, discrimination is forbidden on the basis of race, ethnicity, alien origin, religion (your own or that of those who worship the ancient pantheon of which you are a part), sexual orientation, or milquetoastness of secret identity.2005, Matthew David Brozik, Jacob Sager Weinstein, The Government Manual for New Superheroes, Kansas City, M.O.: Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 92
    Synonyms:
    milquetoastery

Synonyms of milquetoastness

Origin of milquetoastness

From milquetoast + -ness.

Questions about milquetoastness

What does milquetoastness mean?
Milquetoastness means the quality of being milquetoast.
What part of speech is milquetoastness?
Milquetoastness is a noun.

Words near milquetoastness in the dictionary

  1. Milpitas
  2. milquetoast
  3. milquetoasted
  4. milquetoastedly
  5. milquetoastery
  6. milquetoastness
  7. milquetoasts
  8. milquetoasty
  9. milrei
  10. milreis
  11. milrinone

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