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waifishness

waifishness noun: the state or condition of being waifish.

Noun

waifishness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being waifish.

Origin of waifishness

From waifish + -ness.

Questions about waifishness

What does waifishness mean?
Waifishness means the state or condition of being waifish.
What part of speech is waifishness?
Waifishness is a noun.

Words near waifishness in the dictionary

  1. waif
  2. waifed
  3. waifing
  4. waifish
  5. waifishly
  6. waifishness
  7. waiflike
  8. waifs
  9. waifs and strays
  10. waift
  11. waifts

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