corniness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English corny Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English corniness From corny + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or condition of being corny.
Brian’s off-screen persona is much more charismatic than what we see on television. Though he is prone to bouts of toe-curling corniness.
2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 35: