Amazedness

/əˈmeɪzɪdnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being amazed; the feeling of surprise or astonishment.

Etymology

From amazed plus '-ness,' a productive suffix in English for creating abstract nouns from adjectives. This allows amazement (the older noun form) to have a parallel structure.

Kelly Says

English speakers invented both 'amazement' and 'amazedness' to mean almost the same thing—a reminder that languages are always overbuilding, and some words become established while others fade into poetic or rare use.

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