lastness

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UK/ˈlɑːs(t)nəs/US/ˈlæs(t)nəs/

noun

The quality of being or coming last; finality.

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Meanings

nounlastness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being or coming last; finality.

    '[…] The thing has gone and I am branded as the last to handle it.' 'Yes, yes,' said Carrados, […] '[…] There stands the man we want, as plain as a pikestaff for us, only you and your lastness get between so persistently that we cannot see him.'

    1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Origin

From last + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lastness

vastnessghastnesspastness
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Anagrams

saltness
Cite this entry
APA

lastness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lastness

MLA

“lastness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lastness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lastness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lastness.

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