"upness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From up + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|up|ness}} up + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} upness (uncountable)
  1. (literal and figurative) The state, quality, or condition of being up Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-upness-en-noun-xgZinwUF 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: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (quantum mechanics) The property of being an up quark. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Quantum mechanics
    Sense id: en-upness-en-noun-BhfL-0BE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fed-upness, grown-upness, made-upness, messed-upness
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