underness

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noun

The quality of being under (beneath or below).

Scrabble 10

Meanings

noununderness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being under (beneath or below).

    On what do this underness and overness of supply depend?

    1875, John Ruskin, Arrows of the Chace: Volume II

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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