muchness

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noun

Large size or bulk; bigness; size; magnitude (large or small).

OriginMiddle English muchelnesse ← Old English miċelnes →
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Meanings

nounmuchness (countable and uncountable, plural muchnesses)

plural muchnesses

  1. countableuncountableLarge size or bulk; bigness; size; magnitude (large or small).
  2. countableuncountableGreatness in quantity, number, amount, or degree.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmiċelnes
  2. Middle Englishmuchelnesse
  3. Englishmuchness

From Middle English muchelnesse, michelnesse (“greatness, magnitude”), from Old English miċelnes, myċelnes (“greatness, size, mass, quantity, multitude, abundance, magnificence, great deed”), equivalent to much + -ness. Cognate with Old High German michilnessi (“greatness, magnitude”). Compare also mickleness.

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APA

muchness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muchness

MLA

“muchness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muchness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muchness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muchness.

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