abjectness

English

Etymology

From abject +‎ -ness

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈd͡ʒɛkt.nəs/

Noun

abjectness (plural abjectnesses)

  1. The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility. [Late 16th century.][1]

References
  1. “abjectness” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
  • abjectness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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