patness

patness

English

Etymology

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English pat
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English patness

    From pat + -ness.

    Noun

    patness (usually uncountable, plural patnesses)

    1. The state or quality of being pat.
      • 1988 January 29, Anthony Adler, “K-2/The Indian Wants the Bronx”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
        The setup's almost laughably pat, and nothing that follows mitigates that patness.

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