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Betterness
Betterness Bet"ter*ness, n.
1. The quality of being better or superior; superiority. [R.]
--Sir P. Sidney.
2. The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in
fineness the standard.
Bitterness
Bitterness Bit"ter*ness, n. [AS. biternys; biter better + -nys
= -ness.]
1. The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in
either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness;
resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm;
deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind.
The lip that curls with bitterness. --Percival.
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. --Job
vii. 11.
2. A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.
Thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond
of iniquity. --Acts viii.
23.
3. Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to
apostasy.
Looking diligently, . . . lest any root of
bitterness springing up trouble you. --Heb. xii.
15.
Cavalierness
Cavalierness Cav`a*lier"ness, n.
A disdainful manner.
ClevernessCleverness Clev"er*ness, n.
The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.
Syn: See Ingenuity. Deliverness
Deliverness De*liv"er*ness, n.
Nimbleness; agility. [Obs.]
Eagerness
Eagerness Ea"ger*ness, n.
1. The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. ``The
eagerness of love.' --Addison.
2. Tartness; sourness. [Obs.]
Syn: Ardor; vehemence; earnestness; impetuosity; heartiness;
fervor; fervency; avidity; zeal; craving; heat; passion;
greediness.
Featherness
Featherness Feath"er*ness, n.
The state or condition of being feathery.
Gingerness
Gingerness Gin"ger*ness, n.
Cautiousness; tenderness.
GovernessGoverness Gov"ern*ess, n. [Cf. OF. governeresse. See
Governor.]
A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control
and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and
instruction of children, -- usually in their homes. Limberness
Limberness Lim"ber*ness, n.
The quality or state of being limber; flexibleness. --Boyle.
Meagerness
Meagerness Mea"ger*ness, Meagreness Mea"gre*ness, n.
The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness;
barrenness.
Otherness
Otherness Oth"er*ness, n.
The quality or state of being other or different; alterity;
oppositeness.
Properness
Properness Prop"er*ness, n.
1. The quality of being proper.
2. Tallness; comeliness. [Obs.] --Udall.
Queerness
Queerness Queer"ness, n.
The quality or state of being queer.
Sickerness
Sickerness Sick"er*ness, Sikerness Sik"er*ness, n.
The quality or state of being sicker, or certain. [Obs.]
--Chaucer. Spenser.
Sikerness
Sickerness Sick"er*ness, Sikerness Sik"er*ness, n.
The quality or state of being sicker, or certain. [Obs.]
--Chaucer. Spenser.
SikernessSiker Sik"er, a. & adv., Sikerly Sik"er*ly, adv., Sikerness
Sik"er*ness, n., etc.
See 2d Sicker, Sickerly, etc. [Obs.] SlendernessSlender Slen"der, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl.
Slenderest.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin,
slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen,
slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]
1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height;
not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
``A slender, choleric man.' --Chaucer.
She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her
unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton.
2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a
slender constitution.
Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope.
They have inferred much from slender premises. --J.
H. Newman.
The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne.
3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of
slender intelligence.
A slender degree of patience will enable him to
enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W.
Scott.
4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of
support; a slender pittance.
Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller.
5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender
table with his presence. --Philips.
6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of
broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i. --
Slen"der*ly, adv. -- Slen"der*ness, n. Slipperness
Slipperness Slip"per*ness, n.
Slipperiness. [Obs.]
Soberness
Soberness So"ber*ness, n.
The quality or state of being sober.
Somberness
Somberness Som"ber*ness, Sombreness Som"bre*ness, n.
The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.
Taperness
Taperness Ta"per*ness, n.
The quality or state of being taper; tapering form; taper.
--Shenstone.
Tenderness
Tenderness Ten"der*ness, n.
The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the
adjective).
Syn: Benignity; humanity; sensibility; benevolence; kindness;
pity; clemency; mildness; mercy.
Utterness
Utterness Ut"ter*ness, n.
The quality or state of being utter, or extreme; extremity;
utmost; uttermost. [R.]
Meaning of Erness from wikipedia
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