regrettableness

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noun

The quality of being regrettable.

OriginEnglish regrettable ← Middle English regretten ← Old French regreter →
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Meanings

nounregrettableness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being regrettable.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
regrettability

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰreh₁d-
  5. Proto-Germanic*grētaną
  6. Frankish*grātan
  7. Old French*greter
  8. Old Frenchregreter
  9. Middle Englishregretten
  10. Englishregret
  11. Englishregrettable
  12. Englishregrettableness

From regrettable + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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