: 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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Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
There’s a perfect Kansas City-ness to that plot — a team left for dead, a grassroots movement hanging onto that thread and a local owner preserving the team’s place in the city, knowing the payoff wouldn’t be immediate.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Namely, while classic tragicomedy places comedic figures in a tragic setting—pitting being against situation—newer navigations turn to intermedia to navigate both/and-ness.
—Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
The clear online-ness and understanding of Mamdani himself and his team.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
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Noun
Design There’s no denying the VLE’s overwhelming van-ness.
—Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
There’s a perfect Kansas City-ness to that plot — a team left for dead, a grassroots movement hanging onto that thread and a local owner preserving the team’s place in the city, knowing the payoff wouldn’t be immediate.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Namely, while classic tragicomedy places comedic figures in a tragic setting—pitting being against situation—newer navigations turn to intermedia to navigate both/and-ness.
—Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
The clear online-ness and understanding of Mamdani himself and his team.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
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“Ness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ness. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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