exceptionalness

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noun

The quality of being exceptional.

Similar
exceptionality
OriginEnglish exceptional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English exception →
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Meanings

nounexceptionalness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being exceptional.

    Synonyms: exceptionality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being exceptional.

Similar
exceptionality
Also see
exceptionality

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  8. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  9. Latincapiō
  10. Latinexcipiō
  11. Latinexceptiō
  12. Old Frenchexcepcion
  13. Anglo-Normanexcepcioun
  14. Middle Englishexception
  15. Englishexception
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishexceptional
  19. Englishexceptionalness

From exceptional + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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