Meanings
noununusableness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or condition of being unusable.
It is in the unusableness of the object that we come to see the object in its isolation.
1997, Eugene H. Elias, The Role of Boredom and Anxiety in Early Heidegger
Origin
From un- + usableness or unusable + -ness.
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APA
unusableness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unusableness
MLA
“unusableness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unusableness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unusableness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unusableness.
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