abandonness
nounEtymology From abandon + -ness.
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The state, quality, or condition of abandon; abandonment
- Ten thousand particulars are now told of the female historian's insolence, capriciousness, and even abandonness.1888, Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald, The Life and Times of John Wilkes M.P. Lord Mayor of London and Chamberlain, 2:
- Here they can be grown at almost all seasons and almost without attention; here they can be grown without labor or effort — grown wild and in wanton abandonness.1899, The Choctaw - Volume 1 - Page 23
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- With an abandonness Thirumathi Ananthanayaki said 'Perhaps we have developed immunity to these poisons (from adulterants) that is why we do not seem to have much ill effects'.1967, Madras Information - Volume 21 - Page 349
- Because nobody takes care of lilies of the field one can see that someone makes them grow; that is one of the reasons why the apparent "abandonness" and insignificance of the lilies is important for upbuilding.2005, Robert L. Perkins, Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits - Page 186:
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