operativeness

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noun

The state or quality of being operative.

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Meanings

nounoperativeness (countable and uncountable, plural operativenesses)

plural operativenesses

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being operative.
  2. countableThe result or product of being operative.

Origin

From operative + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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