-ez

Meaning

-ness (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of ...", "the quality of ...", or "the measure of ...")

Concepts

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈe(j)s/
Etymology

In summary

Likely borrowed from Spanish -ez, from Latin -itiem. Doublet of -ice.

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