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unscornfulness

unscornfulness noun: quality of being unscornful.

Noun

unscornfulness (uncountable)

  1. (nonce-word) Quality of being unscornful.
    • Your look, madam , is wondrous logical;
      Conclusive by mere pathos of astonishment;
      And cramm'd with scorn, from pure unscornfulness1840, Leigh Hunt, A Legend of Florence

Origin of unscornfulness

From unscornful + -ness.

Questions about unscornfulness

What does unscornfulness mean?
Unscornfulness means quality of being unscornful.
What part of speech is unscornfulness?
Unscornfulness is a noun.

Words near unscornfulness in the dictionary

  1. unscored
  2. unscorified
  3. unscorned
  4. unscornful
  5. unscornfully
  6. unscornfulness
  7. unscotch
  8. unscotched
  9. unscotches
  10. unscotching
  11. unscottified

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