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publicness

publicness noun: the quality or state of being public.

Noun

publicness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being public.
    • “The publicness of the public library is an increasingly rare commodity. It becomes harder all the time to think of places that welcome everyone and don't charge any money for that warm embrace. The commitment to inclusion is so powerful that many decisions about the library hinge on whether or not...2018, Susan Orlean, chapter 6, in The Library Book

Antonyms of publicness

Forms of publicness

alternative formpublickness

Origin of publicness

From public + -ness.

Questions about publicness

What does publicness mean?
Publicness means the quality or state of being public.
What part of speech is publicness?
Publicness is a noun.

Words near publicness in the dictionary

  1. publickly
  2. publicks
  3. publicly
  4. publicly held
  5. publicly-held
  6. publicness
  7. publics
  8. publification
  9. publifications
  10. publike
  11. Publilian

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