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well-meaningness

well-meaningness noun: the state, quality, or condition of being well-meaning.

Noun

well-meaningness (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being well-meaning.
    • Some spirited brilliancy, some persistent generosity (other than the guzzle's flash of it), might soften him; something sweeter than the slow animal well-meaningness his placable brethren point his attention to.1910, George Meredith, The Works of George Meredith, volume 20, page 180
    • And in the face of the general proposition that nothing can be used aright until its purpose is known, the man who uses anything at all without such knowledge is acting blindly. He may mean well, but well-meaningness is not a substitute for knowledge of purpose.1933, Frank Sheed, A Map of Life

Origin of well-meaningness

From well-meaning + -ness.

Questions about well-meaningness

What does well-meaningness mean?
Well-meaningness means the state, quality, or condition of being well-meaning.
What part of speech is well-meaningness?
Well-meaningness is a noun.

Words near well-meaningness in the dictionary

  1. well-matched
  2. well-meaner
  3. well-meaners
  4. well-meaning
  5. well-meaningly
  6. well-meaningness
  7. well-meant
  8. well-merited
  9. well-minded
  10. well-near
  11. well-nigh

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