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shamefulness

/ˈʃeɪmfəlnəs/

shamefulness noun: the property of being shameful.

Noun

shamefulness (countable and uncountable, plural shamefulnesses)

  1. (uncountable) The property of being shameful.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being shameful.

Forms of shamefulness

pluralshamefulnesses

Origin of shamefulness

Inherited from Middle English schamefulnesse. By surface analysis, shameful + -ness.

Questions about shamefulness

What does shamefulness mean?
Shamefulness means the property of being shameful.
What part of speech is shamefulness?
Shamefulness is a noun.
How do you pronounce shamefulness?
Shamefulness is pronounced /ˈʃeɪmfəlnəs/.
What is the plural of shamefulness?
The plural of shamefulness is shamefulnesses.

Words near shamefulness in the dictionary

  1. shamefastness
  2. shameful
  3. shamefulest
  4. shamefullest
  5. shamefully
  6. shamefulness
  7. shamefulnesses
  8. Shameirang
  9. shameless
  10. shamelesse
  11. shamelessly

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