Meanings
nounbeholdenness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or quality of being beholden.
No word this time about beholdenness as Ma’s spine bends over the pot.
2016, C Pam Zhang, How Much of These Hills Is Gold, Virago, page 118Synonyms: dependence, obligation
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nounThe state or quality of being beholden.
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beholdenness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beholdenness
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“beholdenness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beholdenness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beholdenness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beholdenness.
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