"lostness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lostnesses [plural]
Etymology: From lost + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lost|ness}} lost + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lostness (countable and uncountable, plural lostnesses)
  1. The fact or quality of being lost. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (quality of being lost): zagubienie [neuter] (Polish), perdição [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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