"unbusinesslikeness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From unbusinesslike + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|unbusinesslike|-ness}} unbusinesslike + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unbusinesslikeness (uncountable)
  1. The quality or condition of being unbusinesslike. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-unbusinesslikeness-en-noun-IHUqPBYn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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          "text": "The unbusinesslikeness of the profession of prostitution is considered very amusing by men. At a fire in the whorehouse, the Madam screams: \"Where's that wench with the towels? If she's gone, my accounting system is shot to hell!\"",
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