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ungainness

ungainness noun: the state or condition of being ungain; ungainliness, gracelessness.

Noun

ungainness (uncountable)

  1. (UK, dialectal) The state or condition of being ungain; ungainliness, gracelessness.

Origin of ungainness

From ungain + -ness.

Questions about ungainness

What does ungainness mean?
Ungainness means the state or condition of being ungain; ungainliness, gracelessness.
What part of speech is ungainness?
Ungainness is a noun.

Words near ungainness in the dictionary

  1. ungainliest
  2. ungainlily
  3. ungainliness
  4. ungainlinesses
  5. ungainly
  6. ungainness
  7. ungainsaid
  8. ungainsayable
  9. ungainsayably
  10. ungainsaying
  11. ungainsome

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