noun
netherness
Netherness (noun) means the state or quality of being nether or beneath; lowness; inferiority.
noun
1
The state or quality of being nether or beneath; lowness; inferiority.
2
Deepness; depth; abyss.
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Etymology
From Middle English nethernesse, from Old English niþernes (“deepness, the bottom, lowness, a low position”), from Proto-West Germanic *niþernassī, equivalent to nether + -ness. Cognate with Old High German nidarnassi, nidarnessi (“damnation”).
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What is the meaning of netherness?
"netherness" (noun) means the state or quality of being nether or beneath; lowness; inferiority.
What are the different meanings of netherness?
"netherness" has 2 main meanings: 1. The state or quality of being nether or beneath; lowness; inferiority; 2. Deepness; depth; abyss.