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paltriness

paltriness noun: the characteristic of being paltry.

Noun

paltriness (usually uncountable, plural paltrinesses)

  1. (usually) The characteristic of being paltry.

Forms of paltriness

pluralpaltrinesses

Origin of paltriness

From paltry + -ness.

Questions about paltriness

What does paltriness mean?
Paltriness means the characteristic of being paltry.
What part of speech is paltriness?
Paltriness is a noun.
What is the plural of paltriness?
The plural of paltriness is paltrinesses.

Words near paltriness in the dictionary

  1. paltocks
  2. paltok
  3. paltrier
  4. paltriest
  5. paltrily
  6. paltriness
  7. paltrinesses
  8. paltrok
  9. paltroks
  10. Paltrow
  11. Paltrows

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