: state : condition : quality : degree
goodness
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Noun
from atop the ness, there was a beautiful view of the coastline as it stretched for miles into the distance
the little skiff rounded the tip of the ness
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Such is the ineffable at-once-ness of these moments.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Hopefully people can take away something to do with that, maybe minus all the toxic-ness.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
There’s a meta-ness to Demna’s take on fashion, and now Gucci, that is aligned with Petras’s take on pop.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Chad Bianco raged, Steve Hilton tried to mask his MAGA-ness with his British accent.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Such is the ineffable at-once-ness of these moments.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Hopefully people can take away something to do with that, maybe minus all the toxic-ness.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
There’s a meta-ness to Demna’s take on fashion, and now Gucci, that is aligned with Petras’s take on pop.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Ness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ness. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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