"rockness" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-rockness.ogg
Etymology: From rock + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rock|ness}} rock + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rockness (uncountable)
  1. The essence of what it means to be a rock; the qualities that make a rock what it is. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockness-en-noun-8I-wb22J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42
  2. (slang) The quality of music being rock music, or generally "rocking" (being excitingly good). Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockness-en-noun-1r2nBkfT Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 55 45
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          "ref": "2009, Robert C. Atchley, Spirituality and Aging, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 26:",
          "text": "We do not have to become a rock to study rocks, but we do have to understand the nature of “rockness.”",
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