irksomeness

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Definition of irksomeness

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The state of being irksome

“My dear child, it is not here as in Italy, women, amongst us, have no other employment than domestic duties; the talents which you possess will serve to relieve the irksomeness of solitude, perhaps, also, you may meet with a husband to whom they would be agreeable; […]”

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From Middle English irkesumnesse, irksomnes, irksumnes, urkesommenesse, yrkesumnesse; equivalent to irksome + -ness.

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