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单词 uncontentingness
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uncontentingnessn.

Forms: 1600s uncontentingnesse.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, contenting adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + contenting adj. + -ness suffix. Compare later uncontenting adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unconˈtentingness.
(un- prefix1 6.)
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [noun] > quality of being
uncontentingness1659
disappointingness1862
1659 R. Boyle Some Motives & Incentives to Love of God 53 The decree'd uncontentingnesse of all other goods.
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