consumptiveness

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noun

The state of being consumptive.

OriginEnglish consumptive ← Middle English consumptive ← Latin cōnsūmptus →
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Meanings

nounconsumptiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being consumptive.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  7. Proto-Italic*supo
  8. Latinsub
  9. Latinsub-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
  12. Proto-Italic*emō
  13. Latinemō
  14. Latinsūmō
  15. Latincōnsūmō
  16. Latincōnsūmptus
  17. Middle Englishconsumptive
  18. Englishconsumptive
  19. Englishconsumptiveness

From consumptive + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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