Beholdingness

/bɪˈhoʊldɪŋnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being beheld or worthy of being observed; the condition of being visible or noteworthy.

Etymology

From 'behold' (Old English 'bihaldan', to hold, keep, or observe) plus the suffix '-ingness' (forming abstract nouns). The suffix '-ingness' derives from '-ing' (present participle) and '-ness' (forming nouns of quality or state).

Kelly Says

This is a rare word that shows how English lets us transform almost any verb into an abstract quality—you can make 'beholdingness' from 'behold' just as easily as we make 'happiness' from 'happy.' Medieval writers loved these kinds of abstract nouns when discussing philosophy and theology.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንገድ ምልክት
men-ged mil-kit
ARالعربية
جمال النظر
jamal an-nazar
BNবাংলা
দর্শনশীল সৌন্দর্য
dor-shon-sheel sau-nd-or-y
CACatalà
bella contemplació
be-la kon-tem-pla-cio
CSČeština
povzbudzující
po-vz-bud-zu-j-i
DADansk
beundringsværdighed
be-un-dring-svaer-dig-hed
DEDeutsch
Begeisterungsfähigkeit
bay-guy-stir-ungs-fah-hig-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
η ομορφιά της θεώρησης
i om-or-fía tis the-o-rē-sis
ESEspañol
belleza contemplativa
be-leh-sah kon-tem-pla-ti-va
FAفارسی
زیبایی مشاهده
zi-ba-yi mo-she-a-e
FISuomi
ihailu
i-hai-lu
FRFrançais
beauté contemplative
bo-te kon-tem-pla-ti-v
GUGU
દેખવાની સુંદરતા
deh-va-ni sun-dar-ta
HAHA
kyautar dake
kya-u-tar da-ke
HEעברית
הנאה במבט
ha-na-ah ba-me-vat
HIहिन्दी
देखने की सुंदरता
dek-hne ki sun-dar-ta
HUMagyar
csodálatos látás
cso-da-la-tos lat-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
keindahan memandang
keh-n-di-nan pan-dang
IGIG
ihe nwere
i-he n-we-re
ITItaliano
bellezza contemplativa
be-leh-tsa kon-tem-pla-ti-va
JA日本語
見守りの美しさ
mi-mori-no-utsukushi-sa
KKKK
көре беру
ko-re ber-u
KMKM
សម្លេងទទួល
sam-leng to-d-u-ol
KO한국어
경청하는 아름다움
gyeong-cheong-haneun areum-da-um
MRMR
पाहण्याची सुंदरता
pa-ha-nya-chi sun-dar-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
keindahan memandang
keh-n-di-nan pan-dang
MYမြန်မာ
ကြည့်ရှုရေး ပြုံး
kya-nyet-hway p-roo
NLNederlands
bewondering
be-won-der-ing
NONorsk
beundringsverdig
be-un-dring-svaer-dig
PAPA
ਦੇਖਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸੁੰਦਰતા
deh-khan va-lee sun-dar-ta
PLPolski
pięk widzenia
pje-w-ek vi-de-nia
PTPortuguês
beleza contemplativa
be-leh-za kon-tem-pla-ti-va
RORomână
frumusețea contemplare
fru-mu-se-te-a kon-tem-pla-re
RUРусский
восхищение
vos-khi-she-niye
SVSvenska
beundrabarhet
be-un-dra-bar-het
SWKiswahili
uzuri ya kuangalia
u-zu-ri ya ku-a-ng-a-lia
TAதமிழ்
காணும் அழகு
ka-anum a-la-ku
TEతెలుగు
చూసే అందం
choo-se a-ndan
THไทย
ความงดงามในการเฝ้าดู
kwan-ngow-daam-in-ga-ri-an-fae-doo
TLTL
kagandahang pagtingin
ka-gan-dah-ang pa-ting-in
TRTürkçe
heyecan verici güzellik
he-yan ver-i-ci gu-zel-lik
UKУкраїнська
зачарованість
za-cha-ro-van-nist
URاردو
نگاہ کی خوبصورتی
na-gah ki khoob-soor-tee
VITiếng Việt
sự đẹp đẽ của việc chiêm ngưỡng
su dep-de cua viec chiem-nguong
YOYO
oju okan
o-ju o-kan
ZH中文
凝视之美
níng shì zhī měi
ZUZU
izwi lokuqonda
i-z-wi lo-ku-qon-da

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