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nineness

nineness noun: the property of being nine in number.

Noun

nineness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being nine in number.
    • Some day, let us hope, an architect will arise who will do justice to stairs, and who will design every step with an individuality of its own, so that we may climb delightedly from the oneness of the universe to the nineness of the Nine Muses[…]1922, Robert Lynd, The sporting life and other trifles, page 186

Origin of nineness

From nine + -ness.

Questions about nineness

What does nineness mean?
Nineness means the property of being nine in number.
What part of speech is nineness?
Nineness is a noun.

Words near nineness in the dictionary

  1. nineish
  2. ninek
  3. nineling
  4. ninelings
  5. nineman
  6. nineness
  7. ninepence
  8. ninepences
  9. ninepennies
  10. ninepenny
  11. ninepin

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