Tag: ness
Word Formation: Word derivation; Word Building in English
In English grammar word-building, pertains to the creation of new words through the addition of prefixes, suffixes, or other morphemes to existing words
Substantivized Adjectives
Some Adjectives can be turned into nouns and used as nouns. They are called Substantivized Adjectives. Substantivized adjectives, also known as nominalized adjectives. They are adjectives that have been turned into nouns by adding suffixes such as: -ness, -ity, or -ism.