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unputdownableness

unputdownableness noun: the quality of being unputdownable.

Noun

unputdownableness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of being unputdownable.
    • Although competently written, the book left me dissatisfied. “Count-Down” isn’t plausible in the way that good sf [science fiction] should be. It has not got the compelling mystery of good fantasy nor the unputdownableness of a good thriller.1959 July 11, O.C., “[Book Reviews] COUNT-DOWN by Charles Eric Maine. […]”, in Freedom: The Anarchist Weekly, volume 20, number 28, London: Freedom Press, →OCLC, page 2, column 2
    • Another friend has written me about Griffin & Sabine. Like you, I am hearing the loveliest things about our book, particularly its unputdownableness.1992 January 7, Carol Shields, “Fragility 1990–1992”, in Blanche Howard, Allison Howard, editors, A Memoir of Friendship: The Letters between Carol Shields & Blanche Howard, Toronto, Ont.: Penguin...

Synonyms of unputdownableness

Origin of unputdownableness

From unputdownable + -ness.

Questions about unputdownableness

What does unputdownableness mean?
Unputdownableness means the quality of being unputdownable.
What part of speech is unputdownableness?
Unputdownableness is a noun.

Words near unputdownableness in the dictionary

  1. unpushingly
  2. unpushy
  3. unput
  4. unputdownability
  5. unputdownable
  6. unputdownableness
  7. unputrefiable
  8. unputrefied
  9. unputrid
  10. unputtied
  11. unpuzzle

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