monstrousness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English monstrous

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English monstrousness

From monstrous + -ness.

Noun

monstrousness (countable and uncountable, plural monstrousnesses)

1. (uncountable) The state or condition of being monstrous.

   Synonym: monstrosity

2. (countable) Something monstrous.

   Synonyms: monstrosity; monster

Translations

the state or condition of being monstrous

• Latin: immānitās f
• Persian: دیوپیکری (divpeykari)
• Polish: potworność (pl) f
• Spanish: monstruosidad (es) f