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Definition of respectiveness in English:

respectiveness

Pronunciation /rɪˈspɛktɪvnɪs/

noun

rare

  • 1Respectfulness; deference, respect.

  • 2The condition or fact of being relative; (also) the condition or fact of having a relation or application to something.

Origin

Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From respective + -ness.