Category:-ness

-ness (. Etym: [as. -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to os. -nissi, nussi, d. -nis, ohg. -nissa, -nassi, -nussi, g. -nis, -niss, goth. -inasus.]

Defn: a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or State; as, goodness, greatness.