"bienness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: French bien (“good, well”) + -ness Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bien||good, well}} French bien (“good, well”), {{suf|en||ness}} + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bienness (uncountable)
  1. (archaic) The quality of being good, wholesome, comfortable, etc. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bienness-en-noun-~cn-P-zd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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