fifteenness

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noun

The property of being fifteen.

OriginEnglish fifteen ← Middle English fiftene ← Anglian Old English fīftīene →
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Meanings

nounfifteenness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being fifteen.

    In short, the number fifteen cannot in any manner be separated from its fifteenness.

    1986, Shahidullah Faridi, Inner aspects of faith
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    The fifteenness is unique to the icosahedron and probably valves the 15 great circles of the icosahedron.

    1975, Richard Buckminster Fuller, E. J. Applewhite, Synergetics; explorations in the geometry of thinking, Volume 1

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Germanic*fimf
  3. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  4. Proto-Germanic*tehun
  5. Proto-Germanic*fimftehun
  6. Anglian Old Englishfīftīene
  7. Middle Englishfiftene
  8. Englishfifteen
  9. Englishfifteenness

From fifteen + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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