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primeness|ˈpraɪmnɪs| [f. prime a. + -ness.] The quality of being prime; † primitiveness, earliness (obs.); first quality, excellence.
1611Cotgr., Primeur,..primenesse, perfection, excellencie. 1624R. B. in F. White Repl. Fisher App. 12 Euerie thing Fundamentall is not of a like neerenesse to the Foundation, nor of equall Primenesse in the Faith. 1628Gaule Pract. The. Panegyr. 25 As they of their Emperour, for primenesse and eminence. 1837Dickens Pickw. xl, ‘All fun, ain't it?’ ‘Prime!’ said the young gentleman... The young gentleman, notwithstanding his primeness and his spirit,..reclined his head upon the table, and howled dismally. 1842Thackeray Fitz-Boodle's Prof. ii. Wks. 1898 IV. 360 He..is able at a glance to recognise the age of mutton, the primeness of beef. 1892Daily News 13 Dec. 6/5 Sheep that for neatness of form and primeness of quality have never been surpassed. |