Adulterousness
//əˈdʌltəɹəsnəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A state of being adulterous. uncountable
"It is, however, apparent that Joyce made this adulterousness or pseudo-adulterousness a persistent and structurally significant element in his novel […]"
- 2 The quality of being adulterous, involving sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. wordnet
Example
More examples"It is, however, apparent that Joyce made this adulterousness or pseudo-adulterousness a persistent and structurally significant element in his novel […]"
Etymology
From adulterous + -ness.
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