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possessiveness

possessiveness noun: the quality of being possessive; the desire to obsessively and exclusively control another person.

Noun

possessiveness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being possessive; the desire to obsessively and exclusively control another person.
    Synonyms:
    possessivity

possessiveness meaning in Tamil

possessiveness in Tamil

உடைமைத்தனம்

Synonyms of possessiveness

Origin of possessiveness

From possessive + -ness.

Questions about possessiveness

What does possessiveness mean?
Possessiveness means the quality of being possessive; the desire to obsessively and exclusively control another person.
What is possessiveness in Tamil?
Possessiveness in Tamil is உடைமைத்தனம். See Possessiveness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is possessiveness?
Possessiveness is a noun.

Words near possessiveness in the dictionary

  1. possessive pronoun
  2. possessive pronouns
  3. possessive suffix
  4. possessive suffixes
  5. possessively
  6. possessiveness
  7. possessives
  8. possessivity
  9. possessor
  10. possessoress
  11. possessorial

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