sadnesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Formed anew from sad + -nesse; compare Old English sædnysse (“fatigue”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsadnɛs(ə)/
- (rare) IPA(key): /ˈsaːdnɛs(ə)/
Noun
sadnesse (uncountable)
- denseness, solidness, hardness
- firmness, steadfastness
- seriousness, gravity
- (rare) A solid thing.
References
- “sā̆dnes(se, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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