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stand-aloneness

stand-aloneness noun: the condition of being stand-alone, independent or self-explanatory.

Noun

stand-aloneness (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being stand-alone, independent or self-explanatory.
    • The first essential characteristic of a strategic decision is stand-aloneness, which means that the decision is independent of other decisions.2019 October 31, Greg Githens, “How a Strategic Decision Differs From a Tactical Decision”, in Leading Strategic Initiatives
    • It is precisely Falstaff's stand-aloneness which can make Shakespeare lift him out of the Lancastrian period and transport him to Elizabethan Windsor.1998, William Shakespeare, edited by René Weis, Henry IV, part 2, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, Introduction, page 58

Origin of stand-aloneness

From stand-alone + -ness.

Questions about stand-aloneness

What does stand-aloneness mean?
Stand-aloneness means the condition of being stand-alone, independent or self-explanatory.
What part of speech is stand-aloneness?
Stand-aloneness is a noun.

Words near stand-aloneness in the dictionary

  1. stand upon one's terms
  2. stand upon points
  3. stand with
  4. stand'st
  5. stand-alone
  6. stand-aloneness
  7. stand-alones
  8. stand-by
  9. stand-by-bed
  10. stand-bys
  11. stand-down

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