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oftenness

oftenness noun: the quality of happening often; frequency.

Noun

oftenness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of happening often; frequency.
    Synonyms:
    frequency

Synonyms of oftenness

Origin of oftenness

From often + -ness. Compare Middle English oftnes (“frequency”).

Questions about oftenness

What does oftenness mean?
Oftenness means the quality of happening often; frequency.
What part of speech is oftenness?
Oftenness is a noun.

Words near oftenness in the dictionary

  1. often times
  2. often wrong, never in doubt
  3. oftener
  4. oftenest
  5. oftenly
  6. oftenness
  7. oftens
  8. oftentide
  9. oftentime
  10. oftentimes
  11. oftenwhiles

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