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perplexiveness

perplexiveness noun: the quality of being perplexing; perplexingness.

Noun

perplexiveness (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The quality of being perplexing; perplexingness
    • if the Perplexiveness of Imagination may hinder assent, we must not believe Mathematicall demonstration1659, Henry More, The Immortality of the Soul, so Farre Forth as It is Demonstrable from the Knowledge of Nature and the Light of Reason, London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for William Morden […], →OCLC

Origin of perplexiveness

From perplexive + -ness.

Questions about perplexiveness

What does perplexiveness mean?
Perplexiveness means the quality of being perplexing; perplexingness.
What part of speech is perplexiveness?
Perplexiveness is a noun.

Words near perplexiveness in the dictionary

  1. perplexingness
  2. perplexion
  3. perplexions
  4. perplexities
  5. perplexity
  6. perplexiveness
  7. perplexly
  8. perplexment
  9. perplext
  10. perplural
  11. perpotassic

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