tragicalness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English tragical 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 tragicalness From tragical + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being tragical.
The tragicalness of the drama is immense. Prometheus believes that he is the only benefactor of mankind, and he is unaware of the dubious quality of his gifts.
1943, Eirik Vandvik, The Prometheus of Hesiod and Aeschylus, page 31: