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UXORIOUSNESS

Dictionary entry overview: What does uxoriousness mean?

• UXORIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun UXORIOUSNESS has 1 sense:

1. foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife

Familiarity information: UXORIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• UXORIOUSNESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("uxoriousness" is a kind of...):

affectionateness; fondness; lovingness; warmth (a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love)

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