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summariness

summariness noun: the state or condition of being summary.

Noun

summariness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being summary.
    • November 18, 1921, Joseph Conrad, letter to Hugh Walpole
      Each of the Christina episodes leaves behind a curious sense of baffled expectation which does not lie in a faulty conception of them, but, I verily believe, in the summariness of the treatment. I don't mean lack of vigour.

Origin of summariness

From summary + -ness.

Questions about summariness

What does summariness mean?
Summariness means the state or condition of being summary.
What part of speech is summariness?
Summariness is a noun.

Words near summariness in the dictionary

  1. summae
  2. summand
  3. summands
  4. summaries
  5. summarily
  6. summariness
  7. summarisable
  8. summarisation
  9. summarisations
  10. summarise
  11. summarised

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