centeredness

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
English centered
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-der.
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English centeredness

    From centered + -ness.

    Noun

    centeredness (uncountable)

    1. The state of being centered.
    2. (in combination) The state of being centered on the thing specified.
      • 1983 August 6, Margaret Cerullo, Marla Erlien, “Dutch Gays, Lesbians Resist 'Family and State'”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
        Third World feminist discussions of the history of women-centeredness and female bonding in Third World communities.
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