belongingness

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noun

The state or quality of belonging.

OriginEnglish belonging ← Middle English belongen ← Old English langian →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounbelongingness (usually uncountable, plural belongingnesses)

plural belongingnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of belonging.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Old Englishbe-
  9. Middle Englishbe-
  10. Proto-Germanic*langōną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*langōn
  12. Old Englishlangian
  13. Middle Englishlongen
  14. Middle Englishbelongen
  15. Englishbelong
  16. Englishbelonging
  17. Englishbelongingness

From belonging + -ness.

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APA

belongingness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belongingness

MLA

“belongingness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belongingness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belongingness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belongingness.

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