Meanings
noundronishness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of being dronish.
They are clumsy unmannerly creatures, and quite incapable of culture or improvement. Their great characteristic is laziness — dronishness in early life and dronishness to the end. They have no inclination for a life of activity and usefulness […]
1876, Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening, volume 30, page 102
Origin
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dronishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dronishness
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