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- the fixity of rules, the the unchangeable Ness or immutability of rules
The realist, the real Ness, the real.
- The realist, the real Ness, the real.
- No splotchy separation Ness, so that's a bonus.
- So I want to remove all the sort of hoity, toity Ness of why one ought to do that.
- The desire to be American, right, to prove your American Ness.
- And so there was the beginning of this bohemian Ness.
- Even we are putting a judgment on our own work and our own deserving Ness of this money.
- These are things that have a more special growth habit or have a more unique Ness about them.
- You have you have there's a girthy Ness to your mustache on there's a there's a poof.
- Well for fall specifically because it has like that warm terracotta Ness to it.
- So you're still sleeping and you're still spending the night time Ness in bed, which is not the shift work version.
Examples
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We should appreciate the uniqueness and special ness of each person's talents.
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Her kindness and generosity reflect a warm ness that draws people to her.
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It's just the unnecessary Ness of all of this.
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These are things that have a more special growth habit or have a more unique Ness about them.
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I love the characters, I love the fashion, I love the storylines, I love the friend Ness of it.
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Even we are putting a judgment on our own work and our own deserving Ness of this money.
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I mean, perhaps it is that fleeting Ness that impregnates such moments with such beauty.
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How big of a problem is that sort of weirdness and perceived undemocratic Ness for the party?
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The ness of his dedication to helping others is truly inspiring.
Surface Forms
Etymology
-Ness is a small ending that turns an adjective into a noun showing a 'state' or 'quality'. It comes from an old English ending that meant the same thing, so adding -ness to happy gives happiness ('the state of being happy') and to dark gives darkness ('the state of being dark'), which makes it easy to remember that -ness names a condition or quality.