noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English ryfenes, from ryfe rife + -nes -ness
: the quality or state of being rife
appalling rifeness of the terrain — Norman Mailer
noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English ryfenes, from ryfe rife + -nes -ness
: the quality or state of being rife
appalling rifeness of the terrain — Norman Mailer
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012