-ness
#suffix
1. (forming nouns chiefly from adjectives) denoting a
state
or
condition
: (主に形容詞から名詞を作って)状態を指す
〖形容詞分詞などに付いて名詞を作る〗状態･性質･程度を表す
e.g.
liveliness
|
sadness
.
(forming nouns chiefly from adjectives) an
instance
of a
state
or
condition
: (主に形容詞から名詞を作って)状態の実例
e.g.
a
kindness
.
2. (forming nouns chiefly from adjectives) something in a certain
state
: (主に形容詞から名詞を作って)ある状態にある何か
e.g.
wilderness
.
ORIGIN
Old English
-nes
,
-ness
, of
Germanic
origin.