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abandonedness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English abandoned Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English abandonedness From abandoned + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being abandoned.
    • All mutterings and sly glances would be directed at Mam and her abandonedness, completely bypassing say, the maroon wool/polyester-mix topcoat that Mrs. Parsons might have bought at a whopping seventy-five percent off. 2006, Marian Keyes, The Other Side of the Story, page 45

Translations (2)

tr terkedilmişlik (the state or quality of being abandoned) · az tərkedilmişlik (the state or quality of being abandoned)