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shallowness

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
English shallow
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 shallowness

    From shallow + -ness .

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    shallowness (usually uncountable , plural shallownesses )

    1. The property of being shallow; having little depth.
      • 1956 February, R. C. Riley, "The Lymington Railway and Isle of Wight Ferry", in Railway Magazine, page 82:
        The dimensions of the ships used on this service have always been restricted by the shallowness of the Lymington River, although the Lymington was somewhat larger than her predecessors, and was the first steel vessel built for this service.

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    the property of being shallow

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