regretfulness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

regretful +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

regretfulness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being regretful.
    • 1874, Frank Usher, A strange love:
      Mervyn thought that he could detect a certain regretfulness in his companion's voice.

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