Definitions

1. 1.Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives. A less productive alternative to -ость (-ostʹ), except after щ, where it is the regular suffix.
2. 2.Suffix forming nouns with the meaning of a group of things characterized by the quality designated by the adjectives from which the nouns are formed.
3. 3.Suffix forming nouns of various sorts from miscellaneous parts of speech.

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