Dovishness

/ˈdʌvɪʃnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being dovish; a tendency to favor peaceful solutions over military or aggressive ones.

Etymology

From dovish plus the abstract noun suffix -ness, which creates nouns from adjectives to describe qualities or states.

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The -ness suffix is one of English's most productive tools—you can attach it to almost any adjective to create an abstract noun, and it's been doing this job for over a thousand years!

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