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halfness|ˈhɑːfnɪs|
[f. half a. + -ness.]
The condition or quality of being half or incomplete, or of being half one thing and half another; a hesitation between two opinions or courses; half-hearted action; irresoluteness.
1530Palsgr. 228/2 Halfenesse, demieté. 1831Fraser's Mag. III. 131 Such Halfness, such halting between two opinions. 1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. III. v. vi. (1871) 201 All Girondism, Halfness, Compromise is swept away. a1859tr. Goethe's Convers. with Eckerman in Smiles Self-Help i, There is no halfness about them. They are complete men. |