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orientness

orientness noun: brightness; splendour.

Noun

orientness (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) brightness; splendour.
    • But , waving these advantages , such of that mystery which trade with country - people herein , gain much by buying their pearls , though far short of the Indian in Orientnessa. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    oriency

Synonyms of orientness

Origin of orientness

From orient + -ness.

Questions about orientness

What does orientness mean?
Orientness means brightness; splendour.
What part of speech is orientness?
Orientness is a noun.

Words near orientness in the dictionary

  1. orientifolds
  2. orientin
  3. orienting
  4. orientite
  5. oriently
  6. orientness
  7. Orientological
  8. Orientologist
  9. Orientologists
  10. Orientology
  11. orients

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