-NESS


Meaning of -NESS in English

suffix

(in nouns) the quality, state or character of :

dryness

blindness

silliness

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English -nes , -ness , of Germanic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.