Hendness

/ˈhɛndnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being hen-like; characteristics associated with hens or female chickens.

Etymology

From 'hend' (dialectal or archaic form relating to hens) + '-ness' (Old English suffix creating abstract nouns). The root connects to Old English 'henn', the female of the domestic fowl.

Kelly Says

The '-ness' suffix is one of English's most magical tools—you can add it to almost any adjective to create an abstract quality ('happiness', 'darkness', 'weirdness'), which is why even obscure words like 'hendness' feel grammatically correct even if we rarely use them.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሄንዴንስ
hen-deh-nes
ARالعربية
هندنس
hendnes
BNবাংলা
হেন্ডনেস
hen-deh-nes
CACatalà
hendura
hen-deh-rah
CSČeština
hendura
hen-deh-rah
DADansk
hendura
hen-deh-rah
DEDeutsch
Henderness
hen-der-ness
ELΕλληνικά
hendura
hen-deh-rah
ESEspañol
hendura
hen-deh-rah
FAفارسی
هندنس
hendnes
FISuomi
hendura
hen-deh-rah
FRFrançais
hendura
hen-deh-rah
GUGU
હેન્ડનેસ
hen-deh-nes
HAHA
hendura
hen-deh-rah
HEעברית
הנדנס
hendnes
HIहिन्दी
हेन्डनेस
hen-deh-nes
HUMagyar
hendura
hen-deh-rah
IDBahasa Indonesia
hendura
hen-deh-rah
IGIG
hendura
hen-deh-rah
ITItaliano
hendura
hen-deh-rah
JA日本語
ヘンダーネス
hendānesu
KKKK
Хендернес
Khender-nes
KMKM
ហេនឌេនស
hen-deh-nes
KO한국어
헨드네스
hen-de-nes
MRMR
हेंडनेस
hen-deh-nes
MSBahasa Melayu
hendura
hen-deh-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ဟင်ဒန်နက်
hen-deh-nes
NLNederlands
hendura
hen-deh-rah
NONorsk
hendura
hen-deh-rah
PAPA
ਹੈਂਡਨੈਸ
hen-deh-nes
PLPolski
hendura
hen-deh-rah
PTPortuguês
hendura
hen-deh-rah
RORomână
hendura
hen-deh-rah
RUРусский
Хендернес
Khender-nes
SVSvenska
hendura
hen-deh-rah
SWKiswahili
hendura
hen-deh-rah
TAதமிழ்
ஹெண்டென்ஸ்
hen-deh-nes
TEతెలుగు
హెండెన్స్
hen-deh-nes
THไทย
เฮนเดอร์เนส
hen-deh-neh-s
TLTL
hendura
hen-deh-rah
TRTürkçe
hendura
hen-deh-rah
UKУкраїнська
Хендернес
Khender-nes
URاردو
ہندنس
hendnes
VITiếng Việt
hendura
hen-deh-rah
YOYO
hendura
hen-deh-rah
ZH中文
亨德尼斯
héng dé ní sī
ZUZU
hendura
hen-deh-rah

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