Meanings
noungameness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of being game; bravery, courage or pluck
I mention gameness last, but it is the most important trait. It means that neither fatigue nor pain nor the psychology of being behind the entire time will cause the dog to lose his enthusiasm for fighting contact.
1991, Richard Stratton, The Truth about the American Pit Bull Terrier, T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Neptune City, New Jersey, →ISBN, page 193
Synonyms & antonyms
noundisability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
Broader
disability of walking
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*gamaną
- Proto-West Germanic*gaman
- Old Englishgamen
- Middle Englishgame
- Englishgame
- Englishgameness
Cite this entry
APA
gameness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gameness
MLA
“gameness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gameness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gameness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gameness.
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