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reachlessness

reachlessness noun: the property of being reachless.

Noun

reachlessness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being reachless
    • Some are Negligently Profane, and absent themselves from the ordinances of Jesus Christ, and the solemn worship of God, upon mere sloth and reachlessness.1809, Ezelkiel Hopkins, Josiah Pratt, The works of Ezekiel Hopkins - Volume 1
    • He wants to see the things that are on the other side of the world — to reach the stars, as we all do, and he realizes their reachlessness, and storms and rages in his great way, as we often do in our feeble one.1903, The Four-track News - Volume 5, Issues 4-5

Origin of reachlessness

From reachless + -ness.

Questions about reachlessness

What does reachlessness mean?
Reachlessness means the property of being reachless.
What part of speech is reachlessness?
Reachlessness is a noun.

Words near reachlessness in the dictionary

  1. reaching rock bottom
  2. reaching-post
  3. reaching-posts
  4. reachings
  5. reachless
  6. reachlessness
  7. reacht
  8. reachtruck
  9. reachy
  10. reacidification
  11. reacidifications

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