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unwantedness

unwantedness noun: the state or quality of being unwanted.

Noun

unwantedness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being unwanted.
    • By kindergarten, Lisa had internalized her unwantedness and begun “to feel there was something gross and shameful about me,” as if she were “wormy inside, like I’d caught whatever disease or larvae were passed through raw eggs and flour when I snuck raw cookie dough.”2018 April 9, Melanie Thernstrom, “The Father of Personal Computing Who Was Also a Terrible Dad”, in The New York Times

Origin of unwantedness

From unwanted + -ness.

Questions about unwantedness

What does unwantedness mean?
Unwantedness means the state or quality of being unwanted.
What part of speech is unwantedness?
Unwantedness is a noun.

Words near unwantedness in the dictionary

  1. unwaning
  2. unwans
  3. unwantable
  4. unwanted
  5. unwantedly
  6. unwantedness
  7. unwanteds
  8. unwanting
  9. unwantingly
  10. unwanton
  11. unwarbled

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