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-ness

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(US) IPA ^(key): /nəs/ or /nɪs/ or /nɛs/
(UK) IPA ^(key): /nəs/
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-ness

When -ness is added to the end of an adjective, the word becomes a noun. The new noun can mean either what the original adjective was like or what comes from having the original adjective.
If you're good, you have a lot of goodness

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