"grimness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grimnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English grimnesse, from Old English grimnes (“severity, fierceness, cruelty”), equivalent to grim + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|grimnesse}} Middle English grimnesse, {{inh|en|ang|grimnes|t=severity, fierceness, cruelty}} Old English grimnes (“severity, fierceness, cruelty”), {{suffix|en|grim|ness}} grim + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} grimness (usually uncountable, plural grimnesses)
  1. The characteristic or quality of being grim. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-grimness-en-noun-h5eXFacI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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