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subterraneanity

subterraneanity noun: the quality of being subterranean.

Noun

subterraneanity (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of being subterranean.
    • General social movements, such as those for mental health, peace, or Women’s Liberation, seek to bring about changes in people’s values, both of their members and the public at large. Such movements are often marked by an absence of (1) established leadership, (2) a recognized membership, and (3)...1976, Alfred H[yman] Katz, Eugene I. Bender, “Self-Help as a Social Movement”, in The Strength in Us: Self-Help Groups in the Modern World, New York, N.Y.; London: New Viewpoints, a division of...
    • to write is to resurface the traumatic subterraneanity of mind.1989, Vijay Singh, “Desire”, in Jaya Ganga: In Search of the River-Goddess, New Delhi: Penguin Books India, →ISBN, page 56

Synonyms of subterraneanity

Origin of subterraneanity

From subterranean + -ity.

Questions about subterraneanity

What does subterraneanity mean?
Subterraneanity means the quality of being subterranean.
What part of speech is subterraneanity?
Subterraneanity is a noun.

Words near subterraneanity in the dictionary

  1. subterrane
  2. subterraneal
  3. subterranean
  4. subterranean clover
  5. subterranean clovers
  6. subterraneanity
  7. subterraneanly
  8. subterraneanness
  9. subterraneans
  10. subterraneities
  11. subterraneity

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