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surefootedness

surefootedness noun: the state or condition of being surefooted.

Noun

surefootedness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being surefooted.
    • Speaking of locomotive surefootedness, I was immensely impressed, on a recent journey with the down "Ulsterman" from Euston, when "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No. 46168, The Girl Guide, cleanly lifted a well-filled 15-coach train of 471 tons tare and 500 tons gross out of the terminus without the service of...1953 November, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 760
    Synonyms:
    cat-footedness

Synonyms of surefootedness

Origin of surefootedness

From surefooted + -ness.

Questions about surefootedness

What does surefootedness mean?
Surefootedness means the state or condition of being surefooted.
What part of speech is surefootedness?
Surefootedness is a noun.

Words near surefootedness in the dictionary

  1. sured up
  2. suredaite
  3. surefire
  4. surefooted
  5. surefootedly
  6. surefootedness
  7. surehanded
  8. surehandedly
  9. surehandedness
  10. Surekill Expressway
  11. surelier

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