invidiousness

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noun

Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious.

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Meanings

nouninvidiousness (usually uncountable, plural invidiousnesses)

plural invidiousnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyMalevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious.

    Sometimes she caught him looking at her with a louring invidiousness that she could hardly bear.

    1886, Thomas Hardy, chapter 20, in The Mayor of Casterbridge

Origin

From invidious + -ness.

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

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

Chicago

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

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