rippingnessn.
/ˈrɪpɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈrɪpɪŋnᵻs/ colloquial (now rare and somewhat archaic).
Splendid quality; excellence.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun]
goodnessOE
mund?c1250
daintethc1290
bountyc1300
daintyc1300
excellencec1384
virtuea1393
excellency?a1400
nobilitya1400
meritc1425
singularity?c1450
fineness1523
admirationa1533
rareness1545
rightness1561
rariety1566
rarity1566
excellentness1569
beautya1586
admirableness1607
primeness1611
gallantry1650
eximiety1656
optimity1656
altesse1660
unexceptionableness1669
excellingness1701
quality1803
sterlingness1815
stupendosity1828
goodliness1832
superbness1832
unexceptionability1837
sweetness and light1867
class1884
rortiness1885
rippingness1903
superstardom1928
motherfucker1977
awesomeness1998
1903 E. W. Hamilton Strawberry Leaves 304 ‘Well, I didn't mean in weight; I mean in—’ ‘Yes?’ ‘Well, in rippingness.’
1927 C. E. Montague Right off Map xviii. 174 It's the doing the thing that..makes you half drunk with the rippingness of it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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