-ness

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-ness (suffix)

1. -het, skapar substantiv av vissa adjektiv

   calmness ← calm

   darkness ← dark

   kindness ← kind

   oneness ← one

   Sammansättningar: absent-mindedness, absentness, absurdness, abusiveness, adroitness, aloneness, arbitrariness, awareness, awkwardness, baldness, bendiness, bitterness, blessedness, blindness, blondeness, blondness, blueness, boldness, brightness, busyness, callousness, calmness, cantankerousness, capriciousness, carelessness, cautiousness, childishness, childlessness, chubbiness, cleanliness, closeness, cluelessness, coarseness, compactness, completeness, conscientiousness, consciousness, coolness, copiousness, correctness, craziness, creditworthiness, cuntiness, dampness, darkness, deafness, dirtiness, distastefulness, dryness, dumbness, effectiveness, emptiness, Englishness, expectedness, explicitness, fineness, firmness, flatness, flawlessness, flirtatiousness, foreverness, forgetfulness, frailness, frankness, glibness, gloominess, goodness, greatness, happiness, hardness, harmlessness, helpfulness, helplessness, highness, holiness, homelessness, hopelessness, horniness, idleness, illness, implicitness, impoliteness, incautiousness, incompleteness, ineffectiveness, inquisitiveness, inwardness, kindness, laziness, left-handedness, lightheadedness, likeness, listlessness, loneliness, madness, meaninglessness, mercilessness, mischievousness, mysteriousness, nakedness, nervousness, niceness, nimbleness, nothingness, oneness, openness, outwardness, politeness, powerlessness, quickness, randomness, recklessness, restlessness, right-handedness, righteousness, rightfulness, rightness, rootlessness, roughness, roundness, rudeness, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, saltiness, sameness, saneness, scrupulousness, scurrilousness, seasickness, selfishness, selflessness, seriousness, shallowness, sharpness, shyness, sickness, simpleness, sleeplessness, slowness, smallness, smartness, smelliness, softness, solidness, solitariness, sourness, spontaneousness, spryness, stillness, strangeness, strictness, stubbornness, Swedishness, sweetness, swiftness, thankfulness, thanklessness, thickness, thoughtfulness, thoughtlessness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, tractableness, ugliness, ultroneousness, unalterableness, unashamedness, unawareness, unconscionableness, ungodliness, uniqueness, unscrupulousness, unselfishness, unwillingness, uppitiness, usefulness, uselessness, vengefulness, virtuousness, voluntariness, wakefulness, weakness, weariness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, willingness, worthiness, zealousness

2. skapar substantiv (vanligen tillfälliga ordbildningar eller filosofiska termer) av andra ordklasser

   thatness ← that

   treeness ← tree

Se även: -hood, -ship, -itas, -itude, -th, -ia, -itia, -ity, -ability, -ibility, -icity, -osity, -ous, -ose