Setness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Setness is a noun meaning The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy.
Meaning
The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy.
Example Sentences
the starched setness of a sententious writer
They who had shrugged their shoulders at her little peculiarities and setnesses […] acknowledged that now she was the exact person that was wanted.
Word Forms
- setnesses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include setosity, sethood, settledness, obstinacy, structuredness, fixedness.
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