socklessness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English sockless 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 socklessness From sockless + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being sockless, not wearing socks.
'crisp white socks worn brand new each day in summer' were abandoned for buff, washable options, or even reckless socklessness, including in winter;
2000, Timon Screech, The Shogun's Painted Culture: fear and creativity in the Japanese states, 1760-1829, page 117: