saintliness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English saintly 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 saintliness From saintly + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The property of being saintly.
[H]e was led away to a private sanitarium for mental disease, while in the newspapers appeared pathetic accounts of his mental breakdown and of the saintliness of his character.
1908 February 19, Jack London, “The Bishop”, in The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC, page 188:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| saintlinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
angelicalness · propriety · honesty · angelicness · probity · seemliness · saintlikeness · righteousness · rectitude · decency · angelicity · angelicalness · rightfulness · godliness · seemlihood · saintlikeness · uprightness · integrity · honor · virtuousness · godliness · saintliness · virtuousness · angelicality