"perfidiousness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: perfidiousnesses [plural]
Etymology: perfidious + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|perfidious|ness}} perfidious + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} perfidiousness (usually uncountable, plural perfidiousnesses)
  1. (rare) Unfaithfulness; deceitfulness; perfidy. Tags: rare, uncountable, usually Related terms: perfidious, perfidiously
    Sense id: en-perfidiousness-en-noun-j7kVhQGk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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