abandonedness

noun

abandonedness

noun

Etymology From abandoned + -ness.

1

The state or quality of being abandoned.

  • All mutterings and sly glances would be directed at Mam and her abandonedness, completely bypassing say, the maroon wool/polyester-mix topcoat that Mrs. Parsons might have bought at a whopping seventy-five percent off.2006, Marian Keyes, The Other Side of the Story, page 45

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