jadedness

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English

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Etymology

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From jaded +‎ -ness.

Noun

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jadedness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being jaded or worn out.
    • 2020 December 24, Elisabeth Egan, “Aimee Nezhukumatathil Wants You to Get Some Fresh Air”, in The New York Times[1]:
      [] It’s just a reset, like there’s a knob at the back of your head that’s tilted toward jadedness. Turn it back to wonder.”
    • 2024 September 27, Marcus Thompson II, “The A’s are leaving Oakland — good riddance to an inept owner and MLB enablers”, in The New York Times[2]:
      Perhaps this absence of sentiment is the organic jadedness of being in the industry, 25 years of seeing the sausage get made.