kaputness

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noun

The state, quality, or condition of being kaput

OriginEnglish kaput ← German kaputt ← French capot →
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Meanings

nounkaputness (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe state, quality, or condition of being kaput

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  4. Proto-Italic*kaput
  5. Latincaput
  6. Latincapitulum
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latincapitulāre?
  10. Late Latincappa
  11. Old Frenchcape
  12. Old Frenchcapote
  13. Frenchcapot
  14. Germankaputt
  15. Englishkaput
  16. Englishkaputness

From kaput + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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