"tentativeness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tentativenesses [plural]
Etymology: tentative + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tentative|ness}} tentative + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} tentativeness (usually uncountable, plural tentativenesses)
  1. The characteristic of being tentative. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-tentativeness-en-noun-12u2zzuJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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