: 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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Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
But the full-circle-ness doesn’t end there.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
There’s something nice about the blank-slate-ness of it.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2025
Regina Hall’s inherent Regina Hall–ness — her magnetic fusion of poise and charisma — never shows in One Battle After Another.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Plus, Monica's, well, Monica-ness about her wedding china provides some laughs, too.
—Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
But the full-circle-ness doesn’t end there.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
There’s something nice about the blank-slate-ness of it.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2025
Regina Hall’s inherent Regina Hall–ness — her magnetic fusion of poise and charisma — never shows in One Battle After Another.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 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 3 Dec. 2025.
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