aboriginalness

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noun

The state or condition of being aboriginal.

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Meanings

nounaboriginalness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being aboriginal.

    […] those insulated, immemorial, unalterable countries, which even in these modern days still preserve much of the ghostly aboriginalness of earth's primal generations […]

    1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

Origin

From aboriginal + -ness.

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Translations

Portuguese aboriginalidade
  • aboriginalidadestate or condition of being aboriginal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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