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trollness

trollness noun: the state or condition of being a troll.

Noun

trollness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being a troll.
    • But this child knew very well that he was called Hawthorn and not Thomas, and was a troll on the inside, not a baby human. It was only that he could not tell anyone—his human mouth was so small and soft! When he finally managed it, they were just the simplest and plainest ones, none of which were...2015, Catherynne M. Valente, “Troll to Boy, Boy to Troll” (chapter 3), in The Boy Who Lost Fairyland (Fairyland; 5), New York, N.Y.: Feiwel & Friends, →ISBN, page 39

Origin of trollness

From troll + -ness.

Questions about trollness

What does trollness mean?
Trollness means the state or condition of being a troll.
What part of speech is trollness?
Trollness is a noun.

Words near trollness in the dictionary

  1. trollkind
  2. trollkrem
  3. trolllike
  4. trollman
  5. trollmen
  6. trollness
  7. trollop
  8. Trollope
  9. Trollope ploy
  10. Trollope ploys
  11. Trollopean

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