Home › Words › D › detractivenessdetractivenessdetractiveness means the state or quality of being detractive.EtymologyFrom detractive + -ness.nounThe state or quality of being detractive.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.detractingly 77% match — So as to detract; in a detracting manner. vs detractiveness →detractively 74% match — In a detractive manner. vs detractiveness →detractory 73% match — That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory. vs detractiveness →detractious 73% match — Containing detraction; detractory. vs detractiveness →tractiveness 72% match — The state or quality of being tractive. vs detractiveness →detractive 71% match — Tending to detract or belittle; depreciative; defamatory vs detractiveness →detraction 70% match — The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution. vs detractiveness →detrimentality 68% match — The quality of being detrimental. vs detractiveness →