Home › Words › A › ancillarinessancillarinessancillariness means the quality of being ancillary.EtymologyFrom ancillary + -ness.nounThe quality of being ancillary.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ancillarity 89% match — The condition of being ancillary vs ancillariness →ancillarily 76% match — In an ancillary manner. vs ancillariness →ancillary 72% match — Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. vs ancillariness →accessorily 68% match — In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily. vs ancillariness →accessoriness 68% match — The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately. vs ancillariness →nonancillary 67% match — Not ancillary. vs ancillariness →accessariness 66% match — The state of being accessary. vs ancillariness →collateralness 63% match — The state or quality of being collateral. vs ancillariness →