sadnesse
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Formed anew from sad + -nesse; compare Old English sædnysse (“fatigue”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sadnesse (uncountable)
- denseness, solidness, hardness
- firmness, steadfastness
- seriousness, gravity
- (rare) A solid thing.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “sā̆dnes(se, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.