haggardness

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noun

The characteristic of being haggard; tiredness.

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Meanings

nounhaggardness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe characteristic of being haggard; tiredness.

    His father is stoic and dutiful, and there is a haggardness around his eyes that lends him the air of a tortured poet.

    2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 340

Origin

From haggard + -ness.

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APA

haggardness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haggardness

MLA

“haggardness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haggardness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haggardness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haggardness.

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