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possessingness

possessingness noun: the property of possessing something; state of possession.

Noun

possessingness (uncountable)

  1. The property of possessing something; state of possession.

Origin of possessingness

From possessing + -ness.

Questions about possessingness

What does possessingness mean?
Possessingness means the property of possessing something; state of possession.
What part of speech is possessingness?
Possessingness is a noun.

Words near possessingness in the dictionary

  1. possessest
  2. possesseth
  3. possessible
  4. possessing
  5. possessingly
  6. possessingness
  7. possession
  8. possession arrow
  9. possession arrows
  10. possession is nine points of the law
  11. possession is nine-tenths of the law

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