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unusedness en · NOUN

Etymology

From unused + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality of not having been used.
    • The time-blackened front door betrayed its unusedness by rusty bolt and reluctant hinges[…] 1898, The Bay State monthly, page 27:
  2. (uncountable) The quality of being unaccustomed.
    • Yet, in spite of their difficulties, their unusedness to hard physical labour, and in spite of the terrific heat, they succeeded in loading ten tons a day. 1936, Blackwood's magazine, volume 239, page 494: