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thiefhood

thiefhood noun: the state, quality, or condition of a thief; thiefdom.

Noun

thiefhood (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of a thief; thiefdom
    • Genet's authenticity is the way he throws back at the world the very thiefhood it would have him accept. The world's thiefhood is ready made; there are crimes and there are laws and jails.1996, Joseph S. Catalano, Good Faith and Other Essays: Perspectives on a Sartrean Ethics
    Synonyms:
    thiefness

Synonyms of thiefhood

Origin of thiefhood

From thief + -hood.

Questions about thiefhood

What does thiefhood mean?
Thiefhood means the state, quality, or condition of a thief; thiefdom.
What part of speech is thiefhood?
Thiefhood is a noun.

Words near thiefhood in the dictionary

  1. thiefdom
  2. thiefdoms
  3. thiefed
  4. thiefess
  5. thiefesses
  6. thiefhood
  7. thiefless
  8. thieflike
  9. thiefly
  10. thiefness
  11. thiefproof

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