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unearthliness

unearthliness noun: the characteristic of being unearthly; ethereal; otherworldly.

Noun

unearthliness (plural unearthlinesses)

  1. The characteristic of being unearthly; ethereal; otherworldly.
    • These tunes have a taste of unearthliness—like a swaying mist which loses itself in infinity.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 411

Forms of unearthliness

pluralunearthlinesses

Origin of unearthliness

From unearthly + -ness.

Questions about unearthliness

What does unearthliness mean?
Unearthliness means the characteristic of being unearthly; ethereal; otherworldly.
What part of speech is unearthliness?
Unearthliness is a noun.
What is the plural of unearthliness?
The plural of unearthliness is unearthlinesses.

Words near unearthliness in the dictionary

  1. unearthers
  2. unearthing
  3. unearthings
  4. unearthlier
  5. unearthliest
  6. unearthliness
  7. unearthlinesses
  8. unearthly
  9. unearths
  10. unease
  11. uneased

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