Bleakness

/ˈbliːknəs/ noun

The quality or state of being bleak; barrenness, desolation, coldness, or lack of hope or warmth.

From 'bleak' (Old Norse 'bleikr') + '-ness' (Old English 'næss' meaning state or condition). This suffix allows abstract qualities to be named as countable concepts.

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