principledness

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noun

The state or condition of being principled.

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Meanings

nounprincipledness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being principled.

    Perhaps counterintuitively, the key to learning more may be to stick for longer with the more coarse-grained description of our attitudes as being about degrees of principledness.

    2010, Christopher Woodard, Reasons, Patterns, and Cooperation

Origin

From principled + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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