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- bloodiness (n.)



[bloodiness 词源字典] - 1590s, from bloody (adj.) + -ness.[bloodiness etymology, bloodiness origin, 英语词源]
- gaudiness (n.)




- c. 1600, from gaudy + -ness.
- giddiness (n.)




- late 13c., "thoughtless folly, flightiness," from giddy + -ness. Meaning "dizziness, vertigo" is from late 14c.
- greediness (n.)




- Old English grædignes; see greedy + -ness.
- moodiness (n.)




- Old English modignes "pride, passion, anger;" see moody + -ness. Meaning "condition of being moody" is from 1858.
- readiness (n.)




- mid-14c., "state of preparation, preparedness;" late 14c., "promptness;" from ready (adj.) + -ness. As "willingness" from c. 1400.
- sandiness (n.)




- 1640s, from sandy + -ness.
- Testudines




- "An order of reptiles which comprises the turtles, terrapins, and tortoises. They are distinguished by having a shell of bony plates covered with horny scales, and many kinds are aquatic", Modern Latin (plural), based on Latin testa 'shell'.