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overness

overness noun: the quality of being over (finished, elapsed, concluded).

Noun

overness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being over (finished, elapsed, concluded).
    • I do not suppose, however, that those who think that the overness of some experience or segment thereof is incompatible with maximal fullness of life would be bothered by such overness.2001, Gregory E. Ganssle, God & Time: Four Views, page 73
    • Brownies in the Philippines illustrates American anxieties regarding the "overness" of the supposedly — and, more important, successfully — concluded Philippine-American war.2005, Sharon Delmendo, The Star-Entangled Banner
  2. The quality of being over (above or excessive).
    • On what do this underness and overness of supply depend?1875, John Ruskin, Arrows of the Chace: Volume II

Origin of overness

From over + -ness.

Questions about overness

What does overness mean?
Overness means the quality of being over (finished, elapsed, concluded).
What part of speech is overness?
Overness is a noun.

Words near overness in the dictionary

  1. overner
  2. overners
  3. overnervous
  4. overnervously
  5. overnervousness
  6. overness
  7. overnet
  8. overnets
  9. overnetted
  10. overnetting
  11. overneutralization

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