Home › Words › B › businesslikenessbusinesslikenessbusinesslikeness means the state or condition of being businesslike.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, businesslikeness ranks #42,651 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom businesslike + -ness.nounThe state or condition of being businesslike.e.g.“I do myself think that this is so; that disputes about standards of businesslikeness are verbal in the sense that they turn on what we choose to mean by 'businesslike', […]” — 1969, Ronald F. Atkinson, Conduct: an Introduction to Moral Philosophy (page 70)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.businessness 80% match — The quality of being businesslike or characteristic of a business. vs businesslikeness →businesslikely 75% match — In a businesslike way. vs businesslikeness →businessmanlike 73% match — Resembling or characteristic of a businessman. vs businesslikeness →businesslike 71% match — Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson. vs businesslikeness →businessy 68% match — Businesslike, or related to business. vs businesslikeness →businesslessness 64% match — The quality of lacking business or businesses. vs businesslikeness →businessworthiness 64% match — The property of being businessworthy. vs businesslikeness →bluesiness 59% match — The state or condition of being bluesy. vs businesslikeness →