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youness

/ˈjuːnɪs/

youness noun: the state or quality of being yourself.

Noun

youness (usually uncountable, plural younesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being yourself.
    • That already inhibits your youness. “You are enjoined to play the role that hatred demands of you. The hatred is in control of your youness, not you. Oh, you may be extremely comfortable (at least, physically) in your non-youness […]2010, Gregory Dark, Man of the New Millennium: A Search for Us in an Age of Me

Forms of youness

pluralyounesses

Origin of youness

From you + -ness.

Questions about youness

What does youness mean?
Youness means the state or quality of being yourself.
What part of speech is youness?
Youness is a noun.
How do you pronounce youness?
Youness is pronounced /ˈjuːnɪs/.
What is the plural of youness?
The plural of youness is younesses.

Words near youness in the dictionary

  1. Younan
  2. Younans
  3. Younce
  4. Younces
  5. younder
  6. youness
  7. younesses
  8. young
  9. young adult
  10. young adulthood
  11. young adulthoods

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