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ancientness
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n 1: extreme oldness [syn: ancientness, antiquity]
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apparentness
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n 1: the property of being apparent [syn: apparentness,
apparency]
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bluntness
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n 1: the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness
of a Yorkshireman"
2: without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the
dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible" [syn:
dullness, bluntness] [ant: asperity, keenness,
sharpness]
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chasteness
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n 1: lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with
great restraint" [syn: chasteness, restraint,
simplicity, simpleness]
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daftness
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n 1: informal terms for insanity [syn: craziness, daftness,
flakiness]
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deftness
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n 1: skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his
quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was
famous for his facility as an archer" [syn: adeptness,
adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness]
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fastness
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n 1: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the
project advanced with gratifying speed" [syn: speed,
swiftness, fastness]
2: the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm
attachment [syn: fastness, fixedness, fixity,
fixture, secureness] [ant: looseness]
3: a strongly fortified defensive structure [syn: stronghold,
fastness]
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intentness
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n 1: the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the
intentness of his gaze" [syn: intentness, engrossment]
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justness
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n 1: conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or
propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty"
[syn: justness, rightness, nicety]
2: the quality of being just or fair [syn: justice,
justness] [ant: injustice, unjustness]
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moistness
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n 1: a slight wetness [syn: damp, dampness, moistness]
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pleasantness
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n 1: the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a
continuum of states of feeling [ant: unpleasantness]
2: the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the
sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze
on a hot summer day" [syn: pleasantness, sweetness] [ant:
unpleasantness]
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recentness
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n 1: a time immediately before the present [syn: recency,
recentness]
2: the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
[syn: recency, recentness]
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robustness
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n 1: the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
[syn: robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity]
2: the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand
intellectual challenge; "the lack of robustness in the
findings may be due to the small size of the sample"
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shamefacedness
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n 1: feeling embarrassed about yourself [syn: shamefacedness,
sheepishness]
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softness
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n 1: the property of giving little resistance to pressure and
being easily cut or molded [ant: hardness]
2: poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of
condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) [syn:
unfitness, softness] [ant: fitness, physical fitness]
3: the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing;
"the day's heat faded into balminess"; "the climate had the
softness of the south of France" [syn: balminess,
softness]
4: a state of declining economic condition; "orders have
recently picked up after a period of extreme softness"; "he
attributes the disappointing results to softness in the
economy"
5: a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency;
"and in softness almost beyond hearing" [ant: intensity,
loudness, volume]
6: a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or
glare; "the softness of the morning sky"
7: acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered;
"his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic
power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit
there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"
[syn: gentleness, softness, mildness]
8: the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
[syn: indistinctness, softness, blurriness,
fogginess, fuzziness] [ant: distinctness, sharpness]
9: the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the
students associated science with masculinity and arts with
effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness";
"he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding
the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the
femininity that guided him" [syn: effeminacy,
effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness,
unmanliness]
10: a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is
not something permitted of good leaders"
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steadfastness
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n 1: loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty [syn:
steadfastness, staunchness]
2: steadfast resolution
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swiftness
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n 1: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the
project advanced with gratifying speed" [syn: speed,
swiftness, fastness]
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unpleasantness
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n 1: the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a
continuum of states of feeling [ant: pleasantness]
2: the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness
of the weather" [ant: pleasantness, sweetness]
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vastness
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n 1: unusual largeness in size or extent or number [syn:
enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness,
immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness]
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presentness
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n 1: the quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness
of the present and...of the presentness of the past"-
R.E.Spiller [syn: presentness, nowness] [ant:
futurity, pastness]
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augustness
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barefacedness
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brilliantness
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distantness
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