abjectness

English

Etymology

From abject +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈd͡ʒɛkt.nəs/
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Noun

abjectness (plural abjectnesses)

The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility. [Late 16^th century.][1]

References

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abjectness”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

“abjectness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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