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apprehensiveness
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n 1: fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked
around the examination room with apprehension" [syn:
apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread]
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comprehensiveness
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n 1: completeness over a broad scope [syn: comprehensiveness,
fullness]
2: the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a
teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a
man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"
[syn: breadth, comprehensiveness, largeness]
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compulsiveness
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n 1: the trait of acting compulsively [syn: compulsiveness,
compulsivity]
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conclusiveness
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n 1: the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the
finality of death" [syn: finality, conclusiveness,
decisiveness] [ant: inconclusiveness]
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defensiveness
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n 1: excessive sensitivity to criticism; "his defensiveness was
manifested in hurt silence"; "the fear of being sued for
malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness"
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discursiveness
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n 1: the quality of being discursive
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elusiveness
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n 1: the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down; "the
author's elusiveness may at times be construed as
evasiveness"
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exclusiveness
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n 1: tendency to associate with only a select group [syn:
clannishness, cliquishness, exclusiveness]
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expensiveness
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n 1: the quality of being high-priced [ant: inexpensiveness]
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extensiveness
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n 1: large or extensive in breadth or importance or
comprehensiveness; "the might have repercussions of
unimaginable largeness"; "the very extensiveness of his
power was a temptation to abuse it" [syn: largeness,
extensiveness]
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impulsiveness
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n 1: the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
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inconclusiveness
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n 1: the quality of being inconclusive [ant: conclusiveness,
decisiveness, finality]
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inexpensiveness
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n 1: the quality of being affordable [ant: expensiveness]
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intensiveness
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n 1: high level or degree; the property of being intense [syn:
intensity, intensiveness]
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litheness
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n 1: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and
supple [syn: lissomeness, litheness, suppleness]
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offensiveness
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n 1: the quality of being offensive [syn: offensiveness,
odiousness, distastefulness]
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pensiveness
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n 1: persistent morbid meditation on a problem [syn:
pensiveness, brooding]
2: deep serious thoughtfulness [syn: pensiveness,
meditativeness, contemplativeness]
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repulsiveness
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n 1: the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions;
"the vileness of his language surprised us" [syn:
loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness,
lousiness, wickedness]
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uncouthness
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n 1: inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor [syn:
boorishness, uncouthness]
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unobtrusiveness
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n 1: the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way [ant:
obtrusiveness]
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unresponsiveness
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n 1: the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a
quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond
quickly or with emotion to people or events; "she began to
recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident";
"in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped
away" [syn: unresponsiveness, deadness] [ant:
responsiveness]
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blitheness
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n 1: a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness
made everyone feel better" [syn: cheerfulness,
blitheness] [ant: cheerlessness, uncheerfulness]
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coerciveness
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corrosiveness
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excursiveness
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explosiveness
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inoffensiveness
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irresponsiveness
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