criticalness

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noun

The state or quality of being critical.

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Meanings

nouncriticalness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being critical.

    Acquiescence may be roughly described as a "yea-saying" tendency, criticalness as a "nay-saying" tendency.

    1965, Michael A. Wallach, Nathan Kogan, Modes of Thinking in Young Children, page 98

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna state of critical urgency

Similar
criticalitycruciality
Broader
urgency
Also see
criticalitycruciality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From critical + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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