Home › Words › D › dadnessdadnessdadness means the state, quality, or condition of being a dad; the essence of dads and dadhood.EtymologyFrom dad + -ness.nounThe state, quality, or condition of being a dad; the essence of dads and dadhood.e.g.“He cut back on the dad jokes this evening because the kids and their friends were having a serious conversation and his usual level of dadness would have seemed out of place.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dadliness 81% match — The quality of being dadly. vs dadness →daddishness 79% match — The quality of being daddish. vs dadness →dudedom 72% match — The state or quality of being a dude. vs dadness →dadhood 71% match — Synonym of fatherhood. vs dadness →dudeness 71% match — The state or quality of being a dude. vs dadness →fatherness 68% match — The state or quality of being a father. vs dadness →daddish 66% match — Like a dad; paternal. vs dadness →dadlike 66% match — Befitting a dad; fatherly. vs dadness →