precipitateness

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noun

The state of being precipitate; hastiness.

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hasteabruptnessprecipitousnessprecipitanceprecipitancysuddenness
First used 17th c.Scrabble 21
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Meanings

nounprecipitateness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being precipitate; hastiness.First known use 17th c.

    At Khenchela, Ben Boulaid's men showed similar precipitateness.

    1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 90

    Synonyms: haste

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being precipitate; hastiness.

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haste

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

Similar
abruptnessprecipitousnessprecipitanceprecipitancysuddenness
Broader
hastehastinesshurry
Also see
abruptnessprecipitanceprecipitancyprecipitousnesssuddenness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From precipitate + -ness.

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APA

precipitateness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precipitateness

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“precipitateness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precipitateness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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