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soundness

sound·ness

US/ˈsaʊndnʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a state or condition free from damage or decay

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2.

the quality of being prudent and sensible

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3.

the firmness and tone of healthy tissue

  • “his muscle firmness”
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Origin

From Middle English soundenes, soundnes, from Old English *sundnes, *ġesundnes (attested in onsundnes), from Proto-West Germanic *sundnassī (“soundness, health”); equivalent to sound + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian sûnens (“soundness, health”), Middle Low German suntnisse (“soundness, health”), Middle High German suntnisse (“soundness, health”), German Gesundnis (“health”).

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