Home › Words › F › fainnessfainnessfainness means the property of being fain; joy; gladness.EtymologyFrom fain + -ness.nounThe property of being fain; joy; gladness.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fairyness 67% match — The quality of being fairy. vs fainness →fains 66% match — Synonym of fainites (“cry for truce in children's games”). vs fainness →favouredness 62% match — The quality of being favoured. vs fainness →fairness 62% match — The property of being fair or equitable. vs fainness →feyness 61% match — The state of being fey. vs fainness →fayre 61% match — Fair, beautiful. vs fainness →gladness 61% match — The state of being glad; joy. vs fainness →faintness 60% match — The property of being or feeling faint. vs fainness →