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wantableness

wantableness noun: the state of being potentially wanted.

Noun

wantableness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state of being potentially wanted.
    • We are more certain to meet the very real demand for improved utility and serviceability and wantableness through research and the extending of effort toward improved materials and design.1944, A. Griffin Ashcroft, “The Interpretation of Laboratory Tests as Quality Indices in Textiles”, in ASTM Bulletin, number 133, Philadelphia, P.A.: The Society, →ISSN, page 29

Origin of wantableness

From wantable + -ness.

Questions about wantableness

What does wantableness mean?
Wantableness means the state of being potentially wanted.
What part of speech is wantableness?
Wantableness is a noun.

Words near wantableness in the dictionary

  1. want-to-be
  2. want-to-bes
  3. wanta
  4. Wantabadgery
  5. wantable
  6. wantableness
  7. wantage
  8. Wantagh
  9. Wantagong
  10. Wantas
  11. wantaway

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