supportiveness

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noun

The property of being supportive.

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Meanings

nounsupportiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being supportive.

    The supportiveness of the parents who did attend was noted by many conferees whose parents were not present and perhaps were not aware of their children's sexual preference. Some regretted not inviting their parents to the gathering to share the experience.

    1983 August 20, Aliza Maggid, Aryeh Engel, “Being Gay, Being Jewish, Being Family”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 6, page 15

Origin

From supportive + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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