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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

favouredness en · NOUN

Etymology

From favoured + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (in-compounds, uncountable) The quality of being favoured.
  2. (archaic, in-compounds, uncountable) Appearance.
    • Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, or any evil-favouredness: for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God. 1885, The Bible (English Revised Version), Deuteronomy 17:1

Forms

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Relateds

well-favouredness · evil-favouredness · ill-favouredness