unworthiness

English

Etymology

unworthy +‎ -ness

Noun

unworthiness (countable and uncountable, plural unworthinesses)

  1. The characteristic of being unworthy.
    • c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act III scene i:
      Ferdinand: Wherefore weep you?
      Miranda: At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer / What I desire to give, and much less take / What I shall die to want. […]
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