"unquestioningness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From unquestioning + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unquestioning|ness}} unquestioning + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unquestioningness (uncountable)
  1. The property of being unquestioning, of not asking questions or having doubts. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-unquestioningness-en-noun-PQEqAEmK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry
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