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fainness

noun

Etymology

From fain + -ness.

  1. inherited from *peḱ-✻ — “joyful; pretty”
  2. inherited from *faganaz✻ — “glad”
  3. inherited from *fagan✻ — “glad”
  4. inherited from fægen — “happy, joyful, fain”
  5. inherited from fain — “enjoyable, pleasing; fond of; glad, pleased; good, suitable; happy, joyful”
  6. suffixed as fainness — “fain + ness”

Definitions

  1. The property of being fain

    The property of being fain; joy; gladness.

The neighborhood

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