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direness

noun

Etymology

From dire + -ness.

  1. borrowed from dīrus — “fearful, ominous”
  2. suffixed as direness — “dire + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being dire.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA