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underclassness

underclassness noun: the quality or condition of belonging to the underclass.

Noun

underclassness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or condition of belonging to the underclass.
    • Here, it may be that underclassness consists in the copresence of these several negative effects, with some unmeasured force 281.1990, Brett V. Brown, The effect of neighborhood characteristics on teen outcomes related to socioeconomic attainment: in search of the underclass neighborhood, Volume 2

Origin of underclassness

From underclass + -ness.

Questions about underclassness

What does underclassness mean?
Underclassness means the quality or condition of belonging to the underclass.
What part of speech is underclassness?
Underclassness is a noun.

Words near underclassness in the dictionary

  1. underclassers
  2. underclasses
  3. underclassify
  4. underclassman
  5. underclassmen
  6. underclassness
  7. underclasspeople
  8. underclassperson
  9. underclasspersons
  10. underclasswoman
  11. underclasswomen

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