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vicariousness

vicariousness noun: the quality of being vicarious.

Noun

vicariousness (countable and uncountable, plural vicariousnesses)

  1. The quality of being vicarious.

Forms of vicariousness

pluralvicariousnesses

Origin of vicariousness

From vicarious + -ness.

Questions about vicariousness

What does vicariousness mean?
Vicariousness means the quality of being vicarious.
What part of speech is vicariousness?
Vicariousness is a noun.
What is the plural of vicariousness?
The plural of vicariousness is vicariousnesses.

Words near vicariousness in the dictionary

  1. vicarious punishment
  2. vicarious punishments
  3. vicarious reinforcement
  4. vicarious reinforcements
  5. vicariously
  6. vicariousness
  7. vicariousnesses
  8. Vicaris
  9. vicarish
  10. vicarism
  11. vicarity

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