demissness

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noun

The state or quality of being demiss; humility, submissiveness.

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Meanings

noundemissness (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe state or quality of being demiss; humility, submissiveness.

    Therefore name they it sacred and divine, and it concerns not them whether the violence of tyrants, or the demissnesse [tr. lascheté] of the people be against them.

    , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.186

Origin

From demiss + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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