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much·ness M0461400 (mŭch′nĭs)n. Greatness of quantity, degree, or extent.muchness (ˈmʌtʃnɪs) n1. archaic or informal magnitude2. much of a muchness Brit very similarmuch•ness (ˈmʌtʃ nɪs) n. greatness, as in quantity, measure, or degree. Idioms: much of a muchness, a. much the same; very much alike. b. extravagance; excess. [1350–1400; Middle English mochenesse] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | muchness - greatness of quantity or measure or extentmagnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression | Translationsmuchness
be much of a muchnessslang To be excessively alike. I asked the realtor to find an older home with some charm and character because the new construction houses in this neighborhood are all much of a muchness to me.See also: much, muchness, ofmuch of a muchnessVery similar in style, status, or ability. McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's—all these fast-food burger joints are much of a muchness to me. These two teams heading to the championships are much of a muchness in terms of raw skill and win percentages this season, so it should be a great matchup.See also: much, muchness, ofmuch of a muchnesstoo much of something that there is generally a lot of. All this talk about e-commerce and business-2-business is too much of a muchness.See also: much, muchness, ofmuch of a muchness very similar; nearly the same. informal Muchness , used in Middle English in the sense ‘large size, bigness’, is now very seldom used outside this expression, which dates from the early 18th century.See also: much, muchness, ofbe ˌmuch of a ˈmuchness be very similar (especially of people or things which are not very good): It’s hard to choose between them — they’re all much of a muchness. ♢ All the restaurants round here are much of a muchness.See also: much, muchness, ofmuchness Related to muchness: much of a muchnessWords related to muchnessnoun greatness of quantity or measure or extentRelated Words- magnitude
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