This ROOT-WORD<span> is the Suffix </span>TUDE<span> which means STATE OF & CONDITION OF. It makes nouns and often, in giving the </span>meaning<span>, one likes to end the </span>word<span> with NESS. A Suffix which also means STATE OF & </span>TUDE<span> is used to form abstract nouns from adjectives. No. 1 is a most important </span>word<span>.</span>
