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unsmilingness

unsmilingness noun: the absence of a smile.

Noun

unsmilingness (uncountable)

  1. The absence of a smile.
    • Now, sobriety does not mean unsmilingness. A man can be just as sober when he smiles as when he does not.1887, Henry Ward Beecher, A summer in England with Henry Ward Beecher
    • Unsmilingness is not necessarily blameworthy.1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 129

Origin of unsmilingness

From unsmiling + -ness.

Questions about unsmilingness

What does unsmilingness mean?
Unsmilingness means the absence of a smile.
What part of speech is unsmilingness?
Unsmilingness is a noun.

Words near unsmilingness in the dictionary

  1. unsmeltable
  2. unsmelted
  3. unsmiled
  4. unsmiling
  5. unsmilingly
  6. unsmilingness
  7. unsmirched
  8. unsmirking
  9. unsmitten
  10. unsmocked
  11. unsmokable

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