"mumness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From mum (“silent, secret”) + -ness. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|mum|-ness|t1=silent, secret}} mum (“silent, secret”) + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mumness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being mum or silent. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-mumness-en-noun-uC7Yvqeh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Etymology: From mum (“mother”) + -ness. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|mum|-ness|t1=mother}} mum (“mother”) + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mumness (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of being a mum (mother). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: mumhood, momness, motherness
    Sense id: en-mumness-en-noun-rpMvLnIM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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