: state : condition : quality : degree
goodness
Examples of ness in a Sentence
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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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
There’s a tenderness onstage and a grounded-ness.
—Alan Light, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Honestly, just the gung ho-ness of everybody involved.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Kimball then walks us through a different way to roast the chicken for optimal moisture, flavor, and in the case of our poultry subjects, done-ness.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The shame of small-town ness was knocking me off my square.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
There’s a tenderness onstage and a grounded-ness.
—Alan Light, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Honestly, just the gung ho-ness of everybody involved.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Kimball then walks us through a different way to roast the chicken for optimal moisture, flavor, and in the case of our poultry subjects, done-ness.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ness
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“Ness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ness. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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