The quality or state of being fey; an otherworldly, magical, or delicate character.
Derived from the adjective 'fey' plus the suffix '-ness,' which forms abstract nouns from adjectives in English. This is a productive suffix dating back to Old English, used to create nouns describing qualities or states.
The suffix '-ness' is one of the most ancient and reliable word-building tools in English—you can add it to almost any adjective and get a noun, and this pattern hasn't changed much in 1,000 years.
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