HALFNESS

Etymology

Noun

halfness (usually uncountable, plural halfnesses)

The quality of being half; incompleteness.

Source: Wiktionary


Half"ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being half; incompleteness. [R.] As soon as there is any departure from simplicity, and attempt at halfness, or good for me that is not good for him, my neighbor feels the wrong. Emerson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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