gracelessness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English graceless 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 gracelessness From graceless + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being graceless.
He was aware of his ugliness, his gracelessness, a bundle of bones in filthy underclothes sitting weeping in the harsh white light: but he could not stop himself.
1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, Part Three, Chapter 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gracelessnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |