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abruptness
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n 1: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: abruptness,
brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness]
2: the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn:
abruptness, precipitousness, steepness] [ant:
gentleness, gradualness]
3: the quality of happening with headlong haste or without
warning [syn: abruptness, precipitateness,
precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy,
suddenness]
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abstractness
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n 1: the quality of being considered apart from a specific
instance or object [ant: concreteness]
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compactness
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n 1: the spatial property of being crowded together [syn:
concentration, density, denseness, tightness,
compactness] [ant: dispersion, distribution]
2: the consistency of a compact solid
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correctness
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n 1: conformity to fact or truth [syn: correctness,
rightness] [ant: incorrectness, wrongness]
2: the quality of conformity to social expectations [ant:
incorrectness]
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distinctness
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n 1: the quality of being sharp and clear [syn: distinctness,
sharpness] [ant: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness,
indistinctness, softness]
2: the state of being several and distinct [syn: discreteness,
distinctness, separateness, severalty]
3: the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different
from that otherwise experienced or known [syn: otherness,
distinctness, separateness]
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erectness
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n 1: the property of being upright in posture [syn: erectness,
uprightness]
2: position at right angles to the horizon [syn: verticality,
verticalness, erectness, uprightness]
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exactness
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n 1: the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all
details"; "a man of great exactitude" [syn: exactness,
exactitude] [ant: inexactitude, inexactness]
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faintness
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n 1: a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
2: the property of being without strength; "the faintness or
potency of the feeling"
3: barely audible
4: the trait of lacking boldness and courage; "faintness of
heart and infirmity of purpose" [syn: faintheartedness,
faintness] [ant: stoutheartedness]
5: the quality of being dim or lacking contrast [syn: dimness,
faintness]
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gauntness
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n 1: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
[syn: bonyness, boniness, emaciation, gauntness,
maceration]
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imperfectness
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n 1: the state or an instance of being imperfect [syn:
imperfection, imperfectness] [ant: flawlessness, ne
plus ultra, perfection]
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incorrectness
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n 1: lack of conformity to social expectations [ant:
correctness]
2: the quality of not conforming to fact or truth [syn:
incorrectness, wrongness] [ant: correctness,
rightness]
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indirectness
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n 1: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a
goal [ant: directness, straightness]
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indistinctness
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n 1: the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
[syn: indistinctness, softness, blurriness,
fogginess, fuzziness] [ant: distinctness,
sharpness]
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ineptness
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n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn:
awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude,
maladroitness, slowness]
2: the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific
purpose [syn: unsuitability, unsuitableness, ineptness]
[ant: suitability, suitableness]
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inexactness
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n 1: the quality of being inaccurate and having errors [syn:
inexactness, inexactitude] [ant: exactitude,
exactness]
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intactness
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n 1: the state of being unimpaired
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quaintness
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n 1: the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked
the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing"
2: strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some
words in her dialect had a charming quaintness"
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smugness
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n 1: an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction
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strictness
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n 1: conscientious attention to rules and details [syn:
strictness, stringency]
2: uncompromising resolution [syn: sternness, strictness]
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succinctness
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n 1: terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by
expressing a great deal in just a few words [syn:
conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness]
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scantness
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n 1: the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that
would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot [syn:
meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness,
scantiness, scantness, exiguity]