orientedness

English

Etymology

From oriented +‎ -ness.

Noun

orientedness (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of being oriented; an orientation.
   • 2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order:

     According to Banfield, it is precisely the norm of present-orientedness […] that gives rise to crime and delinquency, poverty and squalor, broken families and illegitimacy.

Usage notes

Generally used to form compounds, as in goal-orientedness.

Related terms

• task-orientedness