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appropriateness
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n 1: appropriate conduct; doing the right thing [syn:
appropriateness, rightness] [ant: inappropriateness,
wrongness]
2: the quality of being specially suitable [ant:
inappropriateness, unworthiness]
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completeness
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n 1: the state of being complete and entire; having everything
that is needed [ant: incompleteness, rawness]
2: (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so
constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is
introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the
system
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concreteness
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n 1: the quality of being concrete (not abstract) [ant:
abstractness]
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discreetness
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n 1: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the
servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn:
discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence]
2: subtly skillful handling of a situation [syn: delicacy,
diplomacy, discreetness, finesse]
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discreteness
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n 1: the state of being several and distinct [syn:
discreteness, distinctness, separateness,
severalty]
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eyewitness
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n 1: a spectator who can describe what happened
v 1: be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes
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fitness
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n 1: the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their
fitness for the position" [syn: fitness, fittingness]
[ant: unfitness]
2: good physical condition; being in shape or in condition [syn:
fitness, physical fitness] [ant: softness, unfitness]
3: fitness to traverse the seas [syn: seaworthiness,
fitness]
4: the quality of being qualified
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greatness
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n 1: the property possessed by something or someone of
outstanding importance or eminence [syn: greatness,
illustriousness]
2: unusual largeness in size or extent or number [syn:
enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness,
immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness]
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immediateness
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n 1: the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of
their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"
[syn: immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness,
instancy]
2: lack of an intervening or mediating agency; "the immediacy of
television coverage" [syn: immediacy, immediateness]
[ant: mediacy, mediateness]
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inappropriateness
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n 1: inappropriate conduct [syn: inappropriateness,
wrongness] [ant: appropriateness, rightness]
2: the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting;
"he retracted nothing that he had said about the
inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a
person"; "his praise released from her loud protestations of
her unworthiness" [syn: inappropriateness, unworthiness]
[ant: appropriateness]
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incompleteness
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n 1: the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect; "the
study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it
stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary
made it unpublishable" [syn: incompleteness, rawness]
[ant: completeness]
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indiscreetness
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n 1: lacking good judgment [syn: injudiciousness,
indiscreetness] [ant: judiciousness]
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innateness
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n 1: the quality of being innate
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lateness
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n 1: quality of coming late or later in time [ant: earliness]
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obsoleteness
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n 1: the property of being out of date and not current [syn:
obsoleteness, superannuation]
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sedateness
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n 1: a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: sedateness,
staidness, solemnity, solemness]
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straightness
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n 1: (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl [ant: curliness,
waviness]
2: freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles [ant:
crookedness]
3: trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in
directness of aim" [syn: directness, straightness] [ant:
indirectness]
4: having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt
was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants" [syn:
good faith, straightness]
5: a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of
the opposite sex [syn: heterosexuality, heterosexualism,
straightness]
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unfitness
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n 1: 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]
2: lacking the power to perform [syn: inability, unfitness]
[ant: ability]
3: the quality of not being suitable; "the judges agreed on his
unfitness for the appointment" [ant: fitness,
fittingness]
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wetness
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n 1: the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid
(especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the
swimming trunks" [ant: dryness, waterlessness,
xerotes]
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witness
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n 1: someone who sees an event and reports what happened [syn:
witness, witnesser, informant]
2: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an
exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the
performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered
a new star" [syn: spectator, witness, viewer,
watcher, looker]
3: testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
4: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document
or signature by adding their own signature [syn: witness,
attestant, attestor, attestator]
5: (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
v 1: be a witness to; "She witnessed the accident and had to
testify in court"
2: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans
winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this
school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger
generation against established traditions"; "I want to see
results" [syn: witness, find, see]
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effeteness
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intermediateness
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