The quality or state of being fleshy, plump, or having abundant bodily substance.
From 'fleshy' plus '-ness,' the abstract noun suffix from Old English meaning 'state' or 'condition.' This is one of the most productive suffixes in English for making abstract nouns.
The '-ness' suffix is absolutely magical—you can slap it onto almost any adjective and instantly create a noun for that quality: 'dark' becomes 'darkness,' 'kind' becomes 'kindness,' 'fleshy' becomes 'fleshiness'!
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