roommateness

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noun

The state of individuals being or acting like roommates.

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Meanings

nounroommateness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of individuals being or acting like roommates.

    The significance of roommateness, for our purposes, is of two kinds. First, it is likely that roommates will become more rapidly acquainted with each other, during the earliest days, than with most of the other men.

    1961, Theodore M[ead] Newcomb, The Acquaintance Process, New York, N.Y.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, page 210

Origin

From roommate + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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