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ownness

ownness noun: the property of being one's own.

Noun

ownness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being one's own.

Origin of ownness

From own + -ness.

Questions about ownness

What does ownness mean?
Ownness means the property of being one's own.
What part of speech is ownness?
Ownness is a noun.

Words near ownness in the dictionary

  1. ownest
  2. owneth
  3. owning
  4. owning up
  5. ownings
  6. ownness
  7. owns
  8. owns up
  9. ownself
  10. ownship
  11. ownships

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