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Ukrainian
Etymology
From ні́жний (nížnyj) + -ість (-istʹ). Compare Russian не́жность (néžnostʹ), Czech něžnost.
Pronunciation
Noun
ні́жність • (nížnistʹ) f inan (genitive ні́жності or ні́жности, nominative plural ні́жності, genitive plural ні́жностей)
- (uncountable) tenderness, gentleness, fondness
- Synonym: ласка́вість f (laskávistʹ)
- (countable) endearment (expression of affection)
Declension
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ніжність”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “ніжність”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “ніжність”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “ніжність”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “ніжність”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)