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respectlessness

respectlessness noun: quality of being respectless.

Noun

respectlessness (uncountable)

  1. Quality of being respectless.
    • desiring Camilla to bear with his respectlessness therein1612–1620, [Miguel de Cervantes], translated by Thomas Shelton, The History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-errant Don-Quixote of the Mancha. […], London: […] William Stansby, for Ed[ward] Blount...

Origin of respectlessness

From respectless + -ness.

Questions about respectlessness

What does respectlessness mean?
Respectlessness means quality of being respectless.
What part of speech is respectlessness?
Respectlessness is a noun.

Words near respectlessness in the dictionary

  1. respective
  2. respectively
  3. respectiveness
  4. respectless
  5. respectlessly
  6. respectlessness
  7. respector
  8. respectors
  9. respects
  10. respectuous
  11. respectworthy

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