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grimness

grim·ness

US/ˈɡrɪmnʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

something hard to endure

  • “the asperity of northern winters”
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Origin

From Middle English grimnesse, from Old English grimnes (“severity, fierceness, cruelty”), equivalent to grim + -ness.

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