piousness

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noun

The condition of being pious; piety.

Similar
piety
OriginEnglish pious ← Latin pius ← Proto-Italic *pīos →
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Meanings

nounpiousness (usually uncountable, plural piousnesses)

plural piousnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe condition of being pious; piety.

    Two mating dogs looked up with dejected piousness.

    2017, Hernan Diaz, In the Distance, Daunt Books (2018), page 171

Synonyms & antonyms

nounrighteousness by virtue of being pious

Similar
piety
Broader
righteousness
Also see
piety

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pewH-
  2. Proto-Italic*pīos
  3. Latinpius
  4. Englishpious
  5. Englishpiousness

From pious + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

soupiness
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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