dadness

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noun

The state, quality, or condition of being a dad; the essence of dads and dadhood.

“He cut back on the dad jokes this evening because the kids and their friends were having a serious conversation and his usual level of dadness would have seemed out of place.”

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Meanings

noundadness (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe state, quality, or condition of being a dad; the essence of dads and dadhood.

    He cut back on the dad jokes this evening because the kids and their friends were having a serious conversation and his usual level of dadness would have seemed out of place.

    1 more example

    I'm doing a thing now about dadness—you know, when you reach dadness fully, no one in your family can hurt your feelings anymore, because you don't have feelings anymore.

    2015, Judd Apatow, Sick in the Head, page 189

    Synonyms: dadhood, daddyhood, fatherhood, fathership, paternity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state, quality, or condition of being a dad; the essence of dads and dadhood.

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dadhooddaddyhoodfatherhoodfathershippaternity
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papaship

Origin

From dad + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

dadness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dadness

MLA

“dadness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dadness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dadness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dadness.

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