unearthliness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English unearthly 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 unearthliness From unearthly + -ness.
Meanings
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The characteristic of being unearthly; ethereal; otherworldly.
These tunes have a taste of unearthliness—like a swaying mist which loses itself in infinity.
1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 411:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unearthlinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |