Meaning of umlessness | Babel Free

Definitions

The avoidance of the hesitating interjection um in speech.

rare, uncountable

Examples

““People began to prefer umlessness in public speaking and conversation around the same time that they began to value order, organization, planning and efficiency in an increasingly complex and urbanizing society,” he writes.”

“Yet umlessness was taught as the norm for private and intimate spheres of life.”

CEFR level