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good-lookingness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English good-looking 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 good-lookingness From good-looking + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality or state of being good-looking; attractiveness, beauty.
    • According to the criteria of good-lookingness, Uncle Pete deserved an A. 2001, James Hutchison, James' Journey: From the Scottish Highlands Via New York and Texas to Mars and Beyond, page 150:
    • Last, in acknowledgment of his even better good-lookingness, I remember that I can't claim the same. 2016, Liora Blake, First Step Forward, page 61:

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