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plaintiveness

plaintiveness noun: the state or condition of being plaintive.

Noun

plaintiveness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being plaintive.

Origin of plaintiveness

From plaintive + -ness.

Questions about plaintiveness

What does plaintiveness mean?
Plaintiveness means the state or condition of being plaintive.
What part of speech is plaintiveness?
Plaintiveness is a noun.

Words near plaintiveness in the dictionary

  1. plaintiffs in error
  2. plaintiffship
  3. plaintiffships
  4. plaintive
  5. plaintively
  6. plaintiveness
  7. plaintless
  8. plaints
  9. Plainview
  10. Plainville
  11. plainward

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