wasteness
wasteness · wastenesses
The state of being laid wasteThe state of being laid waste; desolation.
/ˈweɪstnəs/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The state of being laid waste; desolation.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The state of being uncultivated; wild, barren.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A wilderness.
Origin
From Middle English wastnesse; equivalent to waste + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian woesFrom Middle English wastnesse; equivalent to waste + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian woestens (“wildness, savagery, fierceness”), Dutch woestenis (“wasteland”), German Wüstnis (“desert, wasteland”).
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Forms
plural: wastenesses| Singular | wasteness |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable