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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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7,497 words match “NESS”

ACCESSARINESS n.
The state of being accessary.
ACCESSORINESS n.
The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.
ACCIDENTALNESS n.
The quality of being accidental; casualness.
ACCOMMODABLENESS n.
The quality or condition of being accommodable. [R.] Todd.
ACCOMMODATENESS n.
Fitness. [R.]
ACCOUNTABLENESS n.
The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
ACCURATENESS n.
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.
ACCUSTOMEDNESS n.
Habituation. Accustomedness to sin hardens the heart. Bp. Pearce.
ACIDNESS n.
Acidity; sourness.
ACQUAINTEDNESS n.
State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance. [R.] Boyle.
ACQUISITIVENESS n. 2 definitions
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
ACRIDITY; ACRIDNESS n.
The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech.
ACRIMONIOUSNESS n.
The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony.
ACTIVENESS n.
The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.
ACTUALNESS n.
Quality of being actual; actuality.
ACUTENESS n. 4 definitions
The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.
ADAPTABILITY; ADAPTABLENESS n.
The quality of being adaptable; suitableness. "General adaptability for every purpose." Farrar.
ADAPTEDNESS n.
The state or quality of being adapted; suitableness; special fitness.
ADAPTIVENESS n.
The quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
ADAPTNESS n.
Adaptedness. [R.]
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