"litheness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lithenesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English lithnesse, lythnesse, lythnes, from Old English līþnys, līþness (“softness; gentleness; mildness; lenity; kindness”), equivalent to lithe + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lithnesse}} Middle English lithnesse, {{inh|en|ang|līþnys}} Old English līþnys, {{suf|en|lithe|ness}} lithe + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} litheness (countable and uncountable, plural lithenesses)
  1. The property of being lithe. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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