Etymology

lessness

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Today it means: The state or condition of being less. Full definition →

Middle English lasnes
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromlasnes
  2. English todaylessness

From Middle English lasnes, lessenesse, equivalent to less + -ness.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.