Word: oughtness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ought
ness
Definition: In ethics, the quality which makes an action dutiful or morally obligatory.
Morphemes:
Affix: owe
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
Affix: -t
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Verbs formed from nouns or adjectives (compare English -ate -ize ), frequently having a causative force, or modified from an existing verb into a frequentative verb
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz