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ruefulnesses

ruefulnesses is the plural of ruefulness.

Meaning of ruefulness

Noun

ruefulness (usually uncountable, plural ruefulnesses)

  1. (usually) The property of being rueful.
    • This was the second time she had mentioned money, but now there was no trace of ruefulness in her voice, she spoke as if merely stating a fact.2009, Sarah Waters, The Little Stranger, Virago Press (2018), page 46

Questions about ruefulnesses

What is ruefulnesses the plural of?
Ruefulnesses is the plural of ruefulness.

Words near ruefulnesses in the dictionary

  1. Rueffs
  2. rueful
  3. ruefull
  4. ruefully
  5. ruefulness
  6. ruefulnesses
  7. Rueger
  8. Ruegers
  9. Ruegg
  10. Rueggs
  11. Ruegsegger

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