exquisiteness

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English exquisite 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 exquisiteness From exquisite + -ness.

1. The degree or property of being exquisite.

   “One horror of motherhood lies in the moments when she can see both the exquisiteness of her child and his utter inconsequence to others.”