exclusiveness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English exclusive 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 exclusiveness From exclusive + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being exclusive; exclusivity.
Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom,[…].
1921, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exclusivenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |