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slavishness

slavishness noun: the state or quality of being slavish.

Noun

slavishness (usually uncountable, plural slavishnesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being slavish.
    • Her slavishness came from fear, not respect—she was afraid to disappoint anyone.

Forms of slavishness

pluralslavishnesses

Origin of slavishness

From slavish + -ness.

Questions about slavishness

What does slavishness mean?
Slavishness means the state or quality of being slavish.
What part of speech is slavishness?
Slavishness is a noun.
What is the plural of slavishness?
The plural of slavishness is slavishnesses.

Words near slavishness in the dictionary

  1. slavings
  2. Slavins
  3. slavisation
  4. slavish
  5. slavishly
  6. slavishness
  7. slavishnesses
  8. Slavism
  9. Slavisms
  10. Slavist
  11. Slavistic

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