"I-ness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: I-nesses [plural]
Etymology: From I + -ness. Compare earlier I-hood; later me-ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|I|ness}} I + -ness, {{m|en|I-hood}} I-hood, {{m|en|me-ness}} me-ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+|head=I-ness}} I-ness (usually uncountable, plural I-nesses)
  1. I-hood. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-I-ness-en-noun-UpCuDgR7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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