uxoriousness
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A man who shows too much love and always obeys his wife
- noun
- /ʌkˈsɔːriəsnəs/
- Formal
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uxoriosidad
- Her friends often joked about his uxoriousness, noting how he would do anything to please her, even if it seemed excessive.
Examples
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Many people believe that his uxoriousness is charming, as he never hesitates to support her in every decision.
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His uxoriousness was evident in the way he always prioritized his wife's preferences over his own.
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-Uxoriousness.
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Uxoriousness—that's my favorite kind of love.
Fiction book (1996)
Antonyms
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
uxoriousness singular
uxoriousnesses plural
Morphology
Etymology
Uxoriousness comes from the Latin word uxor, which means 'wife'. It names the habit of being too fond of or too ready to obey one's wife, so you can remember it as someone who always says yes to their wife.