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parlousness

parlousness noun: quality of being parlous.

Noun

parlousness (uncountable)

  1. Quality of being parlous.

Origin of parlousness

From parlous + -ness.

Questions about parlousness

What does parlousness mean?
Parlousness means quality of being parlous.
What part of speech is parlousness?
Parlousness is a noun.

Words near parlousness in the dictionary

  1. parlourmaid
  2. parlourmaids
  3. parlours
  4. parlous
  5. parlously
  6. parlousness
  7. parly
  8. parly train
  9. Parlyament
  10. Parlyaree
  11. parlying

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