"headedness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: headed + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|headed|ness}} headed + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} headedness (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly in combination) The state or quality of having a particular type of head (in various senses). Tags: in-compounds, uncountable Related terms: big-headedness, clear-headedness, cool-headedness, hot-headedness, level-headedness, light-headedness, woolly-headedness, wrong-headedness
    Sense id: en-headedness-en-noun-s8hkjR0V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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