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mirativity

mirativity noun: the quality of being mirative, that is, of expressing (surprise at) an unexpected revelation or new information.

Noun

mirativity (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being mirative, that is, of expressing (surprise at) an unexpected revelation or new information.
    • A non-evidential extension of the dubitative marker is associated with mirativity, found in contexts when the speaker is stunned or perplexed by a discovery.2014, The Grammar of Knowledge, page 212

Origin of mirativity

From mirative + -ity.

Questions about mirativity

What does mirativity mean?
Mirativity means the quality of being mirative, that is, of expressing (surprise at) an unexpected revelation or new information.
What part of speech is mirativity?
Mirativity is a noun.

Words near mirativity in the dictionary

  1. miration
  2. mirations
  3. mirative
  4. miratively
  5. miratives
  6. mirativity
  7. Miraumont
  8. miravirsen
  9. miraxanthin
  10. miraxanthins
  11. mirbahri

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