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Meaning of setness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“the starched setness of a sententious writer”

“They who had shrugged their shoulders at her little peculiarities and setnesses […] acknowledged that now she was the exact person that was wanted.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

setnet setnetter setnetting Seto Seto Inland Sea setoff