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obligingness

obligingness noun: the quality of being obliging; the tendency to cater for the desires of others.

Noun

obligingness (countable and uncountable, plural obligingnesses)

  1. The quality of being obliging; the tendency to cater for the desires of others.

Forms of obligingness

pluralobligingnesses

Origin of obligingness

From obliging + -ness.

Questions about obligingness

What does obligingness mean?
Obligingness means the quality of being obliging; the tendency to cater for the desires of others.
What part of speech is obligingness?
Obligingness is a noun.
What is the plural of obligingness?
The plural of obligingness is obligingnesses.

Words near obligingness in the dictionary

  1. obliges
  2. obligest
  3. obligeth
  4. obliging
  5. obligingly
  6. obligingness
  7. obligingnesses
  8. obligings
  9. obligor
  10. obligors
  11. oblike

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