Home › Words › O › overlinessoverliness/ˈəʊvəlɪnəs/overliness means the quality or state of being overly.; Carelessness, inattentiveness, negligence.overliness is pronounced /ˈəʊvəlɪnəs/.EtymologyFrom overly + -ness.nounThe quality or state of being overly.; Carelessness, inattentiveness, negligence.The quality or state of being overly.; A sense of superiority; haughtiness.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.overcarelessness 73% match — Excessive carelessness. vs overliness →overcarefulness 69% match — Excessive carefulness. vs overliness →overthoughtfulness 67% match — The quality of being overthoughtful. vs overliness →overmuchness 64% match — The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance. vs overliness →carelessness 64% match — Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless. vs overliness →overexplicitness 64% match — The quality of being overexplicit. vs overliness →overlavishness 63% match — Quality of being overlavish. vs overliness →overly 63% match — To an excessive degree. vs overliness →