abidingness
- noun
- /əˈbaɪdɪŋnəs/
:
cumplimiento
- The abidingness of the team's commitment to their training was evident in their impressive performance.
- law-abidingness
Examples
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Although inequalities are still evident in statistical averages, whites and blacks in America overlap in every important measure—income, wealth, education, health, and law-abidingness, among others.
Academic text (1990) -
Her strong sense of abidingness made her a reliable member of the community who always followed the rules.
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Nor is it even law-abidingness, essential as that is.
Academic text (1991) -
Whereas King sought to find some middle ground between law-abidingness and lawlessness, Lincoln did not believe that the desired middle ground was solid.
Academic text (1996) -
His abidingness to the principles of honesty and integrity earned him the respect of his peers.
Synonyms
171
5.0
Obeying rules or orders from people in charge
165
3.5
Ability to control your actions and follow rules
91
2.6
Willing to do what a person in charge asks
29
6.3
Following rules or beliefs closely
24
4.8
A state of behaving and thinking like most people or like rules say
11
4.7
Following a law or custom
4
7.0
A state of following a rule or standard
Following rules or laws
A person's willingness to follow rules and fit into a group
Antonyms
Compounds
How Obedient
Surface Forms
Morphology
abidingness = abiding (semi-transparent) = abide + ing + ness
Built from 'abiding' (from 'abide' in the sense 'abide by' = comply); the relation is logical but depends on the lesser-known sense 'abide by', so learners may not reliably infer 'compliance' from the parts.
Etymology
Abidingness also comes from the verb abide, which appears in the phrase abide by meaning 'to accept' or 'to follow' a rule. So abidingness can mean the quality of 'consistently following' or obeying rules.