Antonyms for meddlesomeness

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : med-l-suh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛd l səm

Definition of meddlesomeness

Origin : 1610s, from meddle + -some (1). Earlier was medlous "quarrelsome, meddlesome" (mid-15c.). Related: Meddlesomely. Character name Meddlesome Mattie attested from 1814.

As in interfering : adj meddling
As in interference : noun meddling, impedance
As in meddling : noun interfering
As in inquisitiveness : noun curiosity
As in nosiness : noun curiosity
As in obtrusion : noun meddling
As in snoopiness : noun curiosity
As in curiosity : noun intense desire to know, understand

Example sentences :

My dear, my poor Queen might have been with me to this day, if it hadn't been for the meddlesomeness of men.
Extract from : « Hildegarde's Holiday » by Laura E. Richards

And that he had replied, "It is owing to my dislike of the meddlesomeness of women."
Extract from : « The Crux » by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Pragmat′icalness, Prag′matism, activity: earnestness: meddlesomeness; Prag′matist.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) » by Various

But it does not require the meddlesomeness of a Whalley, or the volubility of a Newdegate, to make a politician.
Extract from : « Western Worthies » by J. Stephen Jeans

They frankly said the British people were just beginning the same old game of meddlesomeness.
Extract from : « Through South Africa » by Henry M. Stanley

If you have told me the truth your meddlesomeness will have far-reaching consequences too dreadful to think about!
Extract from : « Blacksheep! Blacksheep! » by Meredith Nicholson

What you learned of old Eliphalet Congdon's meddlesomeness jibes exactly with what I know of his character.
Extract from : « Blacksheep! Blacksheep! » by Meredith Nicholson

As the result of your miserly ways, your meddlesomeness and your selfishness, you've just about ruined your life.
Extract from : « Blacksheep! Blacksheep! » by Meredith Nicholson

Smothering a curse at Little's meddlesomeness, he snatched up his glasses and focussed them on the schooner.
Extract from : « Gold Out of Celebes » by Aylward Edward Dingle

A small country village in America or England has its meddlesomeness, but not its worldly, wicked sharpness.
Extract from : « Venetian Life » by William Dean Howells

Synonyms for meddlesomeness

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