devotedness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪˈvoʊtɪdnɪs/ UK /dɪˈvəʊtɪdnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being loyal, dedicated, or deeply committed

Her devotedness to the cause never wavered for a moment.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being loyal,... devotion dedication loyalty commitment fidelity faithfulness allegiance

Opposites

indifference disloyalty apathy

Word family

Related forms devote devoted devotion vow

Etymology

From devoted (past participle of devote) + -ness. Devote is from Latin devotus, past participle of devovere ('to vow, dedicate'), from de- (intensive) + vovere ('to vow').

devovere Latin vovere Latin *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# devotedness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈvoʊtɪdnɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈvəʊtɪdnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being loyal, dedicated, or deeply committed

## Examples
- Her devotedness to the cause never wavered for a moment.

## Synonyms
- devotion
- dedication
- loyalty
- commitment
- fidelity
- faithfulness
- allegiance

## Antonyms
- indifference
- disloyalty
- apathy

## Related Forms
- devote
- devoted
- devotion
- vow

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: devovere
- Root: vovere
- Root: *h₁wegʷʰ-

## Etymology
From devoted (past participle of devote) + -ness. Devote is from Latin devotus, past participle of devovere ('to vow, dedicate'), from de- (intensive) + vovere ('to vow').

## AI Etymology
Devotedness is from devoted (past participle of devote) + -ness. Devote is from Latin devotus, past participle of devovere ('to vow, dedicate'), from de- (intensive) + vovere ('to vow'). The ancestry passes through Latin devovere, Latin vovere, and Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ-. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure; the suffix -ness marks an abstract noun of quality or state, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "the quality of being loyal, dedicated, or deeply committed", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include devote, devoted, devotion, and vow.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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