English Dictionary

-ness

IPA（発音記号）

/nəs/

接尾辞

形態素

Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".

日本語の意味

形容詞に付けて、その形容詞が示す状態や性質、程度を名詞化する接尾辞 / 「〜である状態」や「〜な性質」を表現するために使用される / 形容詞由来の状態、性質、度合いを意味する名詞を形成するための接尾辞

By adding -ness to 'kind,' you create 'kindness,' which expresses the state of being kind and encourages compassionate behavior.

「kind」に「〜である状態・性質」を表す接尾辞を付けることで、親切である状態を表す名詞が作られ、それが思いやりのある行動を促します。

意味（1）

Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".

calm + -ness → calmness

意味（2）

Appended to words of other parts of speech to form nouns (often nonce words or terms in philosophy) meaning the state/quality/measure of the idea represented by these words.

that + -ness → thatness