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sphexishness

sphexishness noun: the state or condition of being sphexish.

Noun

sphexishness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being sphexish.

Origin of sphexishness

From sphexish + -ness, coined by American philosopher Daniel Dennett in 1984.

Questions about sphexishness

What does sphexishness mean?
Sphexishness means the state or condition of being sphexish.
What part of speech is sphexishness?
Sphexishness is a noun.

Words near sphexishness in the dictionary

  1. sphex
  2. sphexes
  3. sphexide
  4. sphexides
  5. sphexish
  6. sphexishness
  7. sphincter
  8. sphincter boy
  9. sphincter of Oddi
  10. sphincteral
  11. sphincteralgia

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