underness

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English

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Etymology

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From under +‎ -ness.

Noun

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underness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being under (beneath or below).
    • 1875, John Ruskin, Arrows of the Chace: Volume II:
      On what do this underness and overness of supply depend?
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