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softheadedness

softheadedness noun: the quality of being softheaded.

Noun

softheadedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being softheaded.
    • Tell me: How did it come to pass that virtue — a quality that for most of history has generally been deemed, well, a virtue — became a mark of liberal softheadedness?2008 April 20, Michael Pollan, “Why Bother?”, in New York Times

Origin of softheadedness

From softheaded + -ness.

Questions about softheadedness

What does softheadedness mean?
Softheadedness means the quality of being softheaded.
What part of speech is softheadedness?
Softheadedness is a noun.

Words near softheadedness in the dictionary

  1. softgrain
  2. softhanded
  3. softhead
  4. softheaded
  5. softheadedly
  6. softheadedness
  7. softheads
  8. softhearted
  9. softheartedly
  10. softheartedness
  11. softie

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