abandonedness

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noun

The state or quality of being abandoned.

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Meanings

nounabandonedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being abandoned.

    All mutterings and sly glances would be directed at Mam and her abandonedness, completely bypassing say, the maroon wool/polyester-mix topcoat that Mrs. Parsons might have bought at a whopping seventy-five percent off.

    2006, Marian Keyes, The Other Side of the Story, page 45

Origin

From abandoned + -ness.

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Translations

Turkish terkedilmişlik
  • terkedilmişlikthe state or quality of being abandoned
Cite this entry
APA

abandonedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandonedness

MLA

“abandonedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandonedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abandonedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandonedness.

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