abjectness

English

Etymology

From abject +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈd͡ʒɛkt.nəs/

Noun

abjectness (plural abjectnesses)

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

References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 5
  • abjectness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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