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Synonyms

doubleness

American  
[duhb-uhl-nis] / ˈdʌb əl nɪs /

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being double.

  2. deception or dissimulation.


Etymology

Origin of doubleness

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; double, -ness

Example Sentences

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That last sentence is typical of the book’s attempt to hold on to the statesman’s and city’s doubleness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But the seeds of it, I think, were in that very doubleness which made it so powerful.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2022

This doubleness is exciting, but sometimes the conceit of the group session feels overstretched.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2022

What is it like to live inside that doubleness, to practice a self-presentation that it also self-erasure?

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2021

One thing they were astonished by was the doubleness of her hands: by the fact that she could both hold the book and turn the pages at the same time.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman