Umlessness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Umlessness is a noun meaning (rare) The avoidance of the hesitating interjection um in speech.
Meaning
(rare) The avoidance of the hesitating interjection um in speech.
Example Sentences
Yet umlessness was taught as the norm for private and intimate spheres of life.
“People began to prefer umlessness in public speaking and conversation around the same time that they began to value order, organization, planning and efficiency in an increasingly complex and urbanizing society,” he writes.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include umlautlessness, uninterruption, verblessness, questionlessness, nonutterance, meterlessness.
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