expressnessn.
The quality or state of being express; clearness, definiteness, exactness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [noun]
nicetya1393
curiosityc1400
suretya1500
justness1533
preciseness1569
accurateness1611
punctuality1620
punctualness1620
mathematicality1641
accuracy1644
expressness1645
exactness1646
veracity1666
niceness1678
correctness1684
criticalness1693
precision1698
punctuosity1733
definitude1836
minutia1849
definition1866
1645 J. Goodwin Innocency & Truth Triumphing 21 It was nothing but what in expressness and plainness of words, was required of them.
a1680 J. Glanvill Serm. (1681) ix. 361 Heathens..had not the knowledge of God's law..in the fulness and expressness of it.
1877 ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings I. i. 3 What he said of Lamb may with far greater expressness be applied to himself.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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