fatalnessn.
/ˈfeɪtlnəs/, U.S. /ˈfeɪd(ə)lnəs/ The quality of being fatal.
1. ‘Invincible necessity’ (Johnson).
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1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts.
2.
a. Disastrous nature.
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a1639 H. Wotton Earle of Essex & Duke of Buckingham: Parallel in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) B 8/2 Master Cuffe being then a man of no Common note..for the fatalness of his end.
b. Destructive or deadly quality.
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the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > [noun]
grievousness1303
noyfulnessa1398
fatality1490
harmfulnessa1586
balefulness1590
illnessc1595
offensiveness1618
disserviceableness1635
injuriousness1649
fatalness1652
noxiousness1655
prejudicialness1655
deleteriousness1758
vice1837
disutility1879
nocuousness1894
disvalue1925
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > quality > extreme
balea1000
malicea1382
deadlinessc1450
fatality1490
maliciousness1555
virulency1651
fatalness1652
contagium1654
virulentness1727
outrage1735
virulence1748
the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > quality of
disastrousness1637
fatalness1652
calamitousness1667
1652 E. Sparke Scintillula Altaris (1663) 76 Whether for their readiness cheapness, fatalness, I argue not..but with stones destroyed they this servant of..Jesus Christ.
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