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/much"nis/, n.1. Archaic. greatness, as in quantity, measure, or degree.2. much of a muchness,a. much the same; very much alike.b. extravagance; excess.[1350-1400; ME mochenesse. See MUCH, -NESS]
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Muchness — Much ness, n. Greatness; extent. [Obs. or Colloq.] [1913 Webster] The quantity and muchness of time which it filcheth. W. Whately. [1913 Webster] {Much of a muchness}, much the same. [Colloq.] Men s men; gentle or simple, they re much of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muchness — ► NOUN (in phrase (much) of a muchness) ▪ very similar … English terms dictionary
muchness — index quantity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
muchness — (n.) late 14c., from MUCH (Cf. much) + NESS (Cf. ness). Earlier was M.E. muchelnesse (c.1200) … Etymology dictionary
muchness — [much′nis] n. greatness, as of quantity, degree, etc … English World dictionary
muchness — much|ness [ˈmʌtʃnıs] n be much of a muchness BrE informal to be very similar in standard, quality etc ▪ It was hard to choose between the candidates they were all much of a muchness … Dictionary of contemporary English
muchness — noun be much of a muchness BrE informal to be very similar: It was hard to choose between the candidates they were all much of a muchness … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
muchness — noun a) greatness in amount b) now principally in the phrase much of a muchness … Wiktionary
muchness — much|ness [ mʌtʃnəs ] noun much of a muchness MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL very similar to each other … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
muchness — noun (in phr. (much) of a muchness) very similar … English new terms dictionary
