"halfness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhæfnəs/ [US] Forms: halfnesses [plural]
Etymology: half + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|half|ness}} half + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} halfness (usually uncountable, plural halfnesses)
  1. The quality of being half; incompleteness. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-halfness-en-noun-N50Lcuae Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for halfness meaning in English (1.2kB)

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