rolelessness

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noun

Absence of a role.

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Meanings

nounrolelessness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of a role.

    In an article that helped encourage sociological thinking about women with disabilities, Michelle Fine and Adrienne Asch argue that such women often suffer from rolelessness, that is, the absence of socially sanctioned roles to fill...

    1996, Kenneth J. Neubeck, Davita Silfen Glasberg, Sociology: a critical approach

Origin

From roleless + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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