Enclosedness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or characteristic of being confined within actual or figurative boundaries. uncountable
"Maggie was always single, always withheld. . . . It was during this winter that Ursula suffered and enjoyed most keenly Maggie's fundamental sadness of enclosedness."
Synonyms
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More examples"Maggie was always single, always withheld. . . . It was during this winter that Ursula suffered and enjoyed most keenly Maggie's fundamental sadness of enclosedness."
Etymology
From enclosed + -ness.