uxoriousness

Etymology

From uxorious + -ness.

uxoriousness means overt devotion or submissiveness to one's wife. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

Why “uxoriousness” is a great word

UXORIOUSNESS — [Noun] A state of excessive or submissive devotion to one's wife. From the Latin uxōrius ("of or pertaining to a wife"), from uxor ("wife"), combined with the English suffix -ness (denoting a state or quality). First attested in English in the late 16th to early 17th century. Unlike "henpecked" (which suggests a man dominated by a wife's nagging) or "devotion" (which denotes a general, noble loyalty), uxoriousness describes a voluntary, all-consuming absorption. It is the husband who hangs on her every opinion as if it were scripture, who rearranges the world to fit the shape of her comfort, and whose own identity becomes a satellite to her orbit—a quiet monument to a love that has curdled into placation.

noun

Overt devotion or submissiveness to one's wife.“The uxoriousness of Charles [the First] is re-echoed by all the writers of a certain party.”