The quality or state of being fringy; the condition of having fringes or a fringe-like appearance.
Formed from 'fringy' (adjective meaning 'full of fringes') combined with the noun suffix '-ness,' which creates abstract nouns describing qualities or states (as in 'happiness' or 'sadness').
When you add '-ness' to an adjective, you're essentially asking 'what is the essence of being this way?'—so 'fringiness' captures that feeling of being on the edge, marginal, or unconventional in a way that single words can't quite achieve.
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