Secondariness

noun

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Noun

1
The state of being secondary. uncountable
"To follow all his movements and thoughts as well as she could with wistful secondariness"

Synonyms

back seat humility immateriality inconsequence indifference ineffectuality

Example

"To follow all his movements and thoughts as well as she could with wistful secondariness"

Etymology

From secondary + -ness.

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