singlemindedness

noun

The state or property of being singleminded.

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Meanings

nounsinglemindedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or property of being singleminded.

    Earl Warren can fairly be identified with those tendencies of the Warren Commission. That this is so attests to the singlemindedness with which he would pursue goals when he thought those goals were worthwhile.

    1982, G. Edward White, Earl Warren: A Public Life, →ISBN, page 212

Origin

From singleminded + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “singlemindedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/singlemindedness.

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