lessness

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Whether you call it "lessness," "unmonumental," or simply "life on Mars," it's clear there's a predominating feeling of fragility in the art world right now.

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  1. The quality or condition of being less; diminution; abatement; inferiority; insignificance; meanness. [Rare.] In the original it hath no such relation to lessness or greatness of person. Sir T. Wyatt, To the King, Feb. 3, 1540.

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  • She was among the lime trees when pain and breath-lessness forced her to stop. —  Mary Balogh - The Secret Pearl
  • The actress was still little better than an automaton, so Helva took advantage of her will-lessness to make her give Kurla and Prane the first injections. —  The Ship Who Sang
  • In practice it would indeed be mere law- lessness. —  Biographia Literaria
  • Teach them to appreciate the simplicity and wonders of Nature, and to protect its wildlife against insensate tyrannies; and as they grow to maturity, let them learn the shattering use-lessness of the conflicts and wars that indict their ances­tors. —  Cheif Red Fox
  • England managed to put the feck into ___lessness and were lucky to get a draw out of the game. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
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