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smugness

smugness noun: the state or quality of being smug.

Noun

smugness (countable and uncountable, plural smugnesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being smug.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being smug.

Forms of smugness

pluralsmugnesses

Origin of smugness

From smug + -ness.

Questions about smugness

What does smugness mean?
Smugness means the state or quality of being smug.
What part of speech is smugness?
Smugness is a noun.
What is the plural of smugness?
The plural of smugness is smugnesses.

Words near smugness in the dictionary

  1. smugglings
  2. Smugleaf
  3. smugly
  4. smugmug
  5. smugmugs
  6. smugness
  7. smugnesses
  8. smugnorant
  9. smugs
  10. Smullen
  11. Smullens

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