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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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CANNINESS n.
Caution; crafty management. [N. of Eng. & Scot.]
CANONESS n.
A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter. Regular canoness, one bound by the poverty, and observing a strict rule of life. -- Secular canoness, one allowed to hold private property, and bound only by vows of chastity and obedience so long as she chose to remain in the chapter.
CANONICALNESS n.
The quality of being canonical; canonicity. Bp. Burnet.
CANOROUSNESS n.
The quality of being musical. He chooses his language for its rich canorousness. Lowell.
CAPABLENESS n.
The quality or state of being capable; capability; adequateness; competency.
CAPACIOUSNESS n.
The quality of being capacious, as of a vessel, a reservoir a bay, the mind, etc.
CAPILLARINESS n.
The quality of being capillary.
CAPITALNESS n.
The quality of being capital; preeminence. [R.]
CAPTIOUSNESS n.
Captious disposition or manner.
CAREFULNESS n.
Quality or state of being careful.
CARELESSNESS n.
The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.
CARNAL-MINDEDNESS n.
Grossness of mind.
CASUALNESS n.
The quality of being casual.
CATEGORICALNESS n.
The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute. A. Marvell.
CATHOLICNESS n.
The quality of being catholic; universality; catholicity.
CAUSELESSNESS n.
The state of being causeless.
CAUSTICNESS n.
The quality of being caustic; causticity.
CAUTIOUSNESS n.
The quality of being cautious.
CAVALIERNESS n.
A disdanful manner.
CEREMONIALNESS n.
Quality of being ceremonial.
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