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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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7,497 words match “NESS”

CRITICALNESS n. 2 definitions
Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness.
CROOKEDNESS n.
ing crooked; hence, deformity of body or of mind; deviation from moral rectitude; perverseness.
CROSSNESS n.
The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.
CROTCHETINESS n.
The state or character of being crotchety, or whimsical. This belief in rightness is a kind of conscientiousness, and when it degenerates it becomes crotchetiness. J. Grote.
CRUDENESS n.
A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore; crudeness of theories or plans.
CRUELNESS n.
Cruelty. [Obs.] Spenser.
CRUSTACEOUSNESS n.
The state or quality of being crustaceous or having a crustlike shell.
CRUSTINESS n. 2 definitions
The state or quality of having crust or being like crust; hardness.
CUBICALNESS n.
The quality of being cubical.
CUNNINGNESS n.
Quality of being cunning; craft.
CURDINESS n.
The state of being curdy.
CURIOUSNESS n. 3 definitions
Carefulness; painstaking. [Obs.] My father's care With curiousness and cost did train me up. Massinger.
CURLEDNESS n.
State of being curled; curliness.
CURLINESS n.
State of being curly.
CURRENTNESS n. 2 definitions
Easiness of pronunciation; fluency. [Obs.] When currentness [combineth] with staidness, how can the language . . . sound other than most full of sweetness Camden.
CURSEDNESS n. 3 definitions
Wickedness; sin; cursing. Chaucer.
CURSORINESS n.
The quality of being cursory; superficial performance; as, cursoriness of view.
CURSTNESS n.
Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness. [Obs.] Shak.
CURTNESS n.
The quality of bing curt.
CURVEDNESS n.
The state of being curved.
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