non-committalness

noun

the state of not willing to be committed

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Meanings

nounnon-committalness (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablethe state of not willing to be committed

    "If one examines their drift one soon realises that most of their advice goes in the direction of conciliation by admonitions which honour non-committalness more than reason."

    2000, Alphons Silbermann, Grovelling and Other Vices: The Sociology of Sycophancy

Origin

From non-committal + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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