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resentfulness

resentfulness noun: the characteristic of being resentful.

Noun

resentfulness (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic of being resentful.

Origin of resentfulness

From resentful + -ness.

Questions about resentfulness

What does resentfulness mean?
Resentfulness means the characteristic of being resentful.
What part of speech is resentfulness?
Resentfulness is a noun.

Words near resentfulness in the dictionary

  1. resenters
  2. resentest
  3. resenteth
  4. resentful
  5. resentfully
  6. resentfulness
  7. resentiment
  8. resentiments
  9. resenting
  10. resentingly
  11. resentive

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