Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being forced.

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  • noun The state or quality of being forced.

Etymologies

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forced +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • There is this sort of "forcedness" yes I know it's not a word to everything he seems to do whilst speaking.

    What would happen if Gordon Brown's strings were cut? 2008

  • However, I am interested because she told me without any forcedness by me that I am invited.

    sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2005

  • Due to the forcedness of it all, the moment I left home, I also stopped going.

    fall from grace 2004

  • There comes a forcedness, a play of jerky effort and grimaces, the fight against those younger than ourselves, and envy.

    Under the Autumn Star 2003

  • There comes a forcedness, a play of jerky effort and grimaces, the fight against those younger than ourselves, and envy.

    Wanderers Knut Hamsun 1905

  • Perhaps meditation isn't working here because of the group of people or the forcedness of it.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2008

  • I thought there was an inkling of forcedness to that, but didn’t actually see until today (as this was on Thursday) that it wasn’t an address at all.

    super-suzan Diary Entry super-suzan 2006

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