doubleness

English

Etymology

double +‎ -ness

Noun

doubleness (usually uncountable, plural doublenesses)

  1. The state of being double or doubled.
  2. Duplicity; insincerity.
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References

  • doubleness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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