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patness

patness noun: the state or quality of being pat.

Noun

patness (usually uncountable, plural patnesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being pat.
    • The setup's almost laughably pat, and nothing that follows mitigates that patness.1988 January 29, Anthony Adler, “K-2/The Indian Wants the Bronx”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of patness

pluralpatnesses

Origin of patness

From pat + -ness.

Questions about patness

What does patness mean?
Patness means the state or quality of being pat.
What part of speech is patness?
Patness is a noun.
What is the plural of patness?
The plural of patness is patnesses.

Words near patness in the dictionary

  1. Patnaik
  2. Patnaiks
  3. Patnanungan
  4. Patnaude
  5. Patnaudes
  6. patness
  7. patnesses
  8. Patney
  9. patnidar
  10. patnidars
  11. Patnode

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