Etymology

leerness

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Today it means: The quality of being leer; lack; emptiness; dullness. Full definition →

Middle English lereness ← Old English lǣrnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromlǣrnes“emptiness”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlereness
  3. English todayleerness

From Middle English lereness, from Old English lǣrnes (“emptiness”), equivalent to leer (“empty”) + -ness.

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