"speechlessness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: speechlessnesses [plural]
Etymology: speechless + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|speechless|ness}} speechless + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun}} speechlessness (plural speechlessnesses)
  1. The state of being speechless. Translations (state of being speechless): spraakloosheid (Afrikaans), ἀλαλία (alalía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), senparoleco (Esperanto), muteco (Esperanto), Sprachlosigkeit [feminine] (German), Stummheit [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-speechlessness-en-noun-tYNz5TMh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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