"bigness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɪɡnəs/ [UK, US] Forms: bignesses [plural]
Etymology: From big + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|big|ness}} big + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bigness (countable and uncountable, plural bignesses)
  1. (now rare) Size. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Synonyms: size
    Sense id: en-bigness-en-noun-NBfDTN2I
  2. The characteristic of being big. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bigness-en-noun-dn5LIKzw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bignesse [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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