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soaplessness

soaplessness noun: the state or condition of being soapless; lack of soap; hence, uncleanliness.

Noun

soaplessness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being soapless; lack of soap; hence, uncleanliness.
    • In the common kitchen, you may see them grouped picturesquely enough, but with an unsavoury monotony of soaplessness[…]1884, The English household magazine, page 31
    • One poor devil, unused to ragging, and reproached with soaplessness, went out and shot himself in the area, and at our library table a Suicide Club or pact (anterior to Louis Stevenson's) was solemnly formed.1931, The Week-end Review, volume 3, numbers 43-68, page 433

Origin of soaplessness

From soapless + -ness.

Questions about soaplessness

What does soaplessness mean?
Soaplessness means the state or condition of being soapless; lack of soap; hence, uncleanliness.
What part of speech is soaplessness?
Soaplessness is a noun.

Words near soaplessness in the dictionary

  1. soaplands
  2. soapless
  3. soapless soap
  4. soapless soaps
  5. soaplessly
  6. soaplessness
  7. soaplike
  8. soaplock
  9. soaplocks
  10. soapmaker
  11. soapmakers

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