Meanings
noundreadness (uncountable)
- uncountableQuality of being dread.
Origin
- Middle Englishdrednesse
- Englishdreadness
Either from Middle English drednesse or formed anew from dread + -ness; compare dreadedness.
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APA
dreadness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreadness
MLA
“dreadness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreadness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dreadness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreadness.
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