Home › Words › R › regressivenessregressivenessregressiveness · noun — the quality of being regressive.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, regressiveness ranks #36,243 of 42,834 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom regressive + -ness.nounThe quality of being regressive.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).