The quality or state of being hell-like or resembling hell; extreme unpleasantness or infernal character.
From 'hell' plus the productive English suffix '-ness,' creating an abstract noun expressing the quality of being hell-like or infernal. An alternative formation to 'hellishness.'
English offers multiple ways to express the same idea—'hellishness' and 'hellness' exist alongside each other, showing how flexible English is in letting speakers choose between more formal ('-ish') and direct ('-like') paths to meaning.
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