"undesirableness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: undesirablenesses [plural]
Etymology: From undesirable + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|undesirable|ness}} undesirable + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} undesirableness (countable and uncountable, plural undesirablenesses)
  1. (uncountable) The condition or quality of being undesirable. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-undesirableness-en-noun-9obdGl14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. (countable, rare) An undesirable quality or thing. Tags: countable, rare
    Sense id: en-undesirableness-en-noun-oO0s34su Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: undesirability

Inflected forms

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