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profaneness

profaneness noun: the quality of being profane; profanity.

Noun

profaneness (usually uncountable, plural profanenesses)

  1. (usually) The quality of being profane; profanity.
    • the […] heathenishness and profaneness of most playbooks1644, William Prynne, A Breviate of the Life of William Laud

Forms of profaneness

pluralprofanenesses
alternative form (obsolete)prophaneness

Origin of profaneness

From profane + -ness.

Questions about profaneness

What does profaneness mean?
Profaneness means the quality of being profane; profanity.
What part of speech is profaneness?
Profaneness is a noun.
What is the plural of profaneness?
The plural of profaneness is profanenesses.

Words near profaneness in the dictionary

  1. profane
  2. profaned
  3. profanely
  4. profanement
  5. profanements
  6. profaneness
  7. profanenesses
  8. profaner
  9. profaners
  10. profanes
  11. profanest

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