ingrownness
/ˈɪnˌɡroʊnnəs/
noun
- The quality or state of being ingrown, especially of a hair or nail growing into the skin.
- The ingrownness of the hair caused a small red bump on his chin.
- The doctor noted the ingrownness of the toenail and recommended a minor procedure.
- Proper shaving technique can reduce the ingrownness of facial hairs.
- The quality of being inwardly focused or isolated; introversion or insularity.
- The novel explores the ingrownness of a small village cut off from the world.
- His ingrownness kept him from forming close relationships outside his family.
- The ingrownness of the community made it resistant to change.
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