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settledness

settledness noun: the quality or state of being settled.

Noun

settledness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being settled.
    • Excessive joy hath more severity then jolity: extreme and full content more settlednes then cheerfulnesse., II.20

Origin of settledness

From settled + -ness.

Questions about settledness

What does settledness mean?
Settledness means the quality or state of being settled.
What part of speech is settledness?
Settledness is a noun.

Words near settledness in the dictionary

  1. settled the score
  2. settled up
  3. settled upon
  4. settled with
  5. settledly
  6. settledness
  7. settlement
  8. settlement agreement
  9. settlement agreements
  10. settlement currencies
  11. settlement currency

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