sheerness

sheerness

See also: Sheerness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English sheer
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 sheerness

    From sheer + -ness.

    Noun

    sheerness (countable and uncountable, plural sheernesses)

    1. (uncountable) The property of being sheer.
    2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being sheer.
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