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sixness

sixness noun: the property of being six in number.

Noun

sixness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being six in number.
    • For example, suppose that the quality or element to be abstracted is sixness. We display some group of six, say, six boys, and direct attention to the how-many-ness by such directions as: "How many boys are standing here? Are there more than four? Jack and Fred make two. Tom makes three. Dick makes...1966, Edward Lee Thorndike, Human learning

Origin of sixness

From six + -ness.

Questions about sixness

What does sixness mean?
Sixness means the property of being six in number.
What part of speech is sixness?
Sixness is a noun.

Words near sixness in the dictionary

  1. Sixmilebridge
  2. Sixmilecross
  3. sixmo
  4. sixmonth
  5. sixmos
  6. sixness
  7. sixpack
  8. sixpence
  9. sixpences
  10. sixpennies
  11. sixpenny

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