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two-facedness

two-facedness noun: the quality of being two-faced.

Noun

two-facedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being two-faced.
    • A servant says, ‘All for my master,’ and means, ‘All for myself’. It’s the two-facedness of it that I can’t bear.2002, Sarah Waters, chapter 4, in Fingersmith, London: Virago, →ISBN, part 1, page 91

Origin of two-facedness

From two-faced + -ness.

Questions about two-facedness

What does two-facedness mean?
Two-facedness means the quality of being two-faced.
What part of speech is two-facedness?
Two-facedness is a noun.

Words near two-facedness in the dictionary

  1. two-eyed jacks
  2. two-eyed steak
  3. two-eyed steaks
  4. two-faced
  5. two-facedly
  6. two-facedness
  7. two-factor authentication
  8. two-fanged
  9. two-fifths
  10. two-finger salute
  11. two-finger salutes

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