patness

English

Etymology

pat +‎ -ness

Noun

patness (usually uncountable, plural patnesses)

  1. The state or quality of being pat.
    • 1988 January 29, Anthony Adler, “K-2/The Indian Wants the Bronx”, in Chicago Reader‎:
      The setup's almost laughably pat, and nothing that follows mitigates that patness.

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