exclusivenessn.
/ɛkˈskluːsɪvnɪs/ The quality or condition of being exclusive; the desire or tendency to exclude others; exclusive character.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being exclusive > [noun]
exclusiveness1727
exclusivity1926
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > [noun] > quality of being particular or not general > fact of belonging to a particular thing or person
peculiarness1573
propriety1625
properness1630
exclusiveness1727
exclusivism1834
exclusivity1926
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Exclusiveness,..exclusive Quality.
1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (1873) 2nd Ser. 340 Exclusiveness arises from the monopolizing spirit of selfishness.
a1832 R. Jebb Gen. Princ. Law in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 715/1 The exclusiveness of property.
1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. vii. 136 There were others who preferred the exclusiveness of a separate table.
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