summariness

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noun

The state or condition of being summary.

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Meanings

nounsummariness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being summary.

    November 18, 1921, Joseph Conrad, letter to Hugh Walpole Each of the Christina episodes leaves behind a curious sense of baffled expectation which does not lie in a faulty conception of them, but, I verily believe, in the summariness of the treatment. I don't mean lack of vigour.

Origin

From summary + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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