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Definition of Setness
1. n. The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy.
Definition of Setness
1. Noun. The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Setness
1. the state of being set [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Setness
Literary usage of Setness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Child Welfare Manual: A Handbook of Child Nature and Nuture for Parents by University Society, New York (1919)
"Oldness of body means setness of muscles as differing from the freedom of ...
setness of muscles, which is akin to the muscle-bound state sometimes found ..."
2. Meadow-grass: Tales of New England Life by Alice Brown (1895)
"Dana was a nephew of Josh, of hapless memory, and " folks said " that, like Josh,
he had " all the Harden setness, once git him riled. ..."
3. Annual Report (1903)
"Oldness of body means setness of muscles as differing from the freedom of the
child's ... setness of muscles, which is akin to the " muscle-bound " state ..."
4. Annual Report (1910)
"Old- ness of body means setness of muscles as differing from the freedom of the
... setness of muscles, which is akin to the "muscle-bound" state sometimes ..."
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