"wasteness" meaning in All languages combined

See wasteness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈweɪstnəs/ [UK] Forms: wastenesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wastnesse; equivalent to waste + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wastnesse}} Middle English wastnesse, {{suffix|en|waste|ness}} waste + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wasteness (countable and uncountable, plural wastenesses)
  1. (obsolete) The state of being laid waste; desolation. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wasteness-en-noun-VaPlvJSg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 41 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 67 30 3
  2. (now rare) The state of being uncultivated; wild, barren. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wasteness-en-noun-yzvC-UbC
  3. (obsolete) A wilderness. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wasteness-en-noun-3bQHZzZ1

Inflected forms

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