dyingness

noun

dyingness

noun

Etymology From dying + -ness.

1

The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extreme languor.

Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness; you see that picture, Foible, — a swimmingness in the eyes; yes, I'll look so.1700, [William] Congreve, The Way of the World, a Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):

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