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tentativenesses

tentativenesses is the plural of tentativeness.

Meaning of tentativeness

Noun

tentativeness (usually uncountable, plural tentativenesses)

  1. (usually) The characteristic of being tentative.
    • There are also some delightful love scenes between Jean and Esther. Russ does an excellent job of capturing the blend of excitement, tentativeness and panic present in the culmination of something so lusted after and so feared.1982 February 6, Judy Stern, “Striking Out”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 28, page 9

Questions about tentativenesses

What is tentativenesses the plural of?
Tentativenesses is the plural of tentativeness.

Words near tentativenesses in the dictionary

  1. tentative
  2. tentative wound
  3. tentative wounds
  4. tentatively
  5. tentativeness
  6. tentativenesses
  7. tentatives
  8. tented
  9. tented arch
  10. tenteen
  11. tenten

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