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benightedness

noun

Etymology

From benighted + -ness.

  1. inherited from benyghten
  2. suffixed as benighted — “benight + ed”
  3. suffixed as benightedness — “benighted + ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being benighted.

    • Although it falls under the rubric of “Masterpiece Classic” (as opposed to the Contemporary or Mystery divisions), it holds no interest in shifting any impressions of benightedness.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for benightedness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA