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shallownesses

shallownesses is the plural of shallowness.

Meaning of shallowness

Noun

shallowness (usually uncountable, plural shallownesses)

  1. (usually) The property of being shallow; having little depth.
    • The dimensions of the ships used on this service have always been restricted by the shallowness of the Lymington River, although the Lymington was somewhat larger than her predecessors, and was the first steel vessel built for this service.1956 February, R. C. Riley, “The Lymington Railway and Isle of Wight Ferry”, in Railway Magazine, page 82

Questions about shallownesses

What is shallownesses the plural of?
Shallownesses is the plural of shallowness.

Words near shallownesses in the dictionary

  1. shallowing
  2. shallowings
  3. shallowish
  4. shallowly
  5. shallowness
  6. shallownesses
  7. shallowpate
  8. shallowpates
  9. shallows
  10. shalm
  11. shalmali

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