besottedness

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noun

The state or quality of being besotted, infatuation, intellectual or moral blindness.

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Meanings

nounbesottedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being besotted, infatuation, intellectual or moral blindness.

    ... but she is so pure, so delicate, that when I approach her, in spite of my besottedness, my love grows lambent.

    1862, Elizabeth Stoddard, The Morgesons
    1 more example

    However he had marveled at the besottedness of a woman's devotion to a man so unworthy of any devotion at all, ...

    1972, John Williams, Augustus

Origin

From besotted + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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