Antonyms for patness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pat |
| Phonetic Transcription : pæt |
Definition of patness
Origin :- c.1400, "a blow, stroke," perhaps originally imitative of the sound of patting. Meaning "light tap with hand" is from c.1804. Sense of "that which is formed by patting" (as in pat of butter) is 1754, probably from the verb. Pat on the back in the figurative sense attested by 1804.
- As in fitness : noun appropriateness
- "No," I replied, with much astonishment at the patness with which he spoke my true name.
- Extract from : « In Hostile Red » by Joseph Altsheler
- Harrigan Blood admitted the patness of the guess with a wave of his hand, leaning heavily on the table with his elbows.
- Extract from : « The Salamander » by Owen Johnson
- The eloquent statement you have just made, for instance—it carries all the patness of old conviction.
- Extract from : « The Pool in the Desert » by Sara Jeanette Duncan
Synonyms for patness
- accommodation
- accordance
- adaptation
- adequacy
- admissibility
- agreeableness
- applicability
- appositeness
- aptitude
- aptness
- assimilation
- auspiciousness
- compatibility
- competence
- concurrency
- congeniality
- congruousness
- consistency
- consonance
- convenience
- correspondence
- decency
- decorum
- eligibility
- expediency
- harmony
- keeping
- order
- patness
- pertinence
- preparedness
- propriety
- qualification
- readiness
- relevancy
- rightness
- seasonableness
- seemliness
- suitability
- timeliness
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