ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Deediness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Deediness is a noun meaning Full of purposeful activity; industriousness.

Meaning

Full of purposeful activity; industriousness.

More Meanings

  1. Ostentatious busyness; A type of showiness that seeks to seem important.

Example Sentences

I wished I had a clear, cold mind that could cut through cant and deediness to truth.
Tiresome, noisy and unruly they could most certainly be but delightful in their “deediness” and enthusiasm.
the Corgi shares an inimitable "deediness” with the man who believes that everybody else needs scrutiny and advice
What seems to have tipped the balance was class, “deediness,” and the clout, not least political, behind the successful.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include industriousness, assiduity, devotedness, diligentness, sedulousness, devicefulness.

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