unusedness

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noun

The quality of not having been used.

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Meanings

noununusedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of not having been used.

    The time-blackened front door betrayed its unusedness by rusty bolt and reluctant hinges[…]

    1898, The Bay State monthly, page 27
  2. uncountableThe quality of being unaccustomed.

    Yet, in spite of their difficulties, their unusedness to hard physical labour, and in spite of the terrific heat, they succeeded in loading ten tons a day.

    1936, Blackwood's magazine, volume 239, page 494

Origin

From unused + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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