The quality or state of being golden; the characteristic of having a golden color or appearance.
From 'golden' (adjective) + '-ness' (Old English '-nes' from Proto-Germanic 'nissu'). The '-ness' suffix creates abstract nouns describing qualities.
'-Ness' is one of English's oldest and most productive suffixes—you can attach it to almost any adjective to create a noun, which is why poets use words like 'goldenness' to capture pure essence!
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