feignedness

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noun

Quality of being feigned.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounfeignedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableQuality of being feigned.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfeinednes
  2. Englishfeignedness

From Middle English feinednes, fenydnes, faynes, equivalent to feigned + -ness.

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APA

feignedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feignedness

MLA

“feignedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feignedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feignedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feignedness.

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