Why this word is great
EXEMPLARINESS — [Noun] The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example. From exemplary ("serving as a desirable model") + -ness ("state or quality of being"). Unlike "exemplarity" (which abstracts the idea of being an example) or "perfection" (which demands flawlessness), exemplariness is the lived act of setting a standard—visible, attainable, yet still aspirational. It is the teacher who stays late to explain a concept one more time, the old oak whose roots hold the riverbank steady against the current, or the well-worn book passed between generations, its margins thick with notes. Exemplariness is not about being beyond reproach, but about being worth following.