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besottedness

noun

Etymology

From besotted + -ness.

  1. derived from sottus
  2. inherited from sot
  3. inherited from sot
  4. prefixed as besot — “be + sot”
  5. formed as besotted — “besot + -ed”
  6. suffixed as besottedness — “besotted + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being besotted, infatuation, intellectual or moral blindness.

    • ... but she is so pure, so delicate, that when I approach her, in spite of my besottedness, my love grows lambent.
    • However he had marveled at the besottedness of a woman's devotion to a man so unworthy of any devotion at all, ...

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