The quality or state of being grisly; the degree or character of being gruesome, horrifying, or disturbing.
From grisly with abstract noun suffix -ness, creating a noun for the quality or state of being gruesome. Shows how English transforms adjectives into abstract concepts.
The -ness suffix is magical—it lets English take any feeling and turn it into a noun you can discuss, analyze, and compare: 'the grisliness of that scene' lets you discuss horror as an object.
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