The communal nature of ostriches may have made these birds more amenable to life in captivity.

By adding -ness, you can form a noun from an adjective.

The charter, however, merely prohibited Englishmen to trade in the Eastland unless they were members of the Eastland company; it did not prohibit them to import Eastland goods from elsewhere.

Shepard: What sort of work do you do here? Dr. Palon: I can't say. I signed a non-disclosure agreement. If we survive, I'd like to keep my job. Dr. Palon: The location is terrible, but the pay is better than any other commercial lab.