Definition
The state or condition of being costive; constipation, stinginess, or emotional reserve.
Etymology
From 'costive' plus the suffix '-ness' (state, condition). Follows standard English noun formation from adjectives, allowing abstract nouns to be created predictably.
Kelly Says
The '-ness' suffix is one of English's most productive tools for creating abstract nouns—you can add it to almost any adjective, which is why older English dictionaries are bulging with '-ness' words we rarely use anymore.
Translations
ARالعربية
الإمساك
al-imsaak
CACatalà
estreñiment
es-treh-ne-men-t
DADansk
forstoppelse
for-stop-el-se
DEDeutsch
Verstopfung
fer-stop-foong
ELΕλληνικά
κατακράτηση
kata-kra-tee-ee
ESEspañol
estreñimiento
es-treh-nee-mee-en-toh
FRFrançais
constipation
kon-sti-pa-syohn
HAHA
ciwon ciki
chi-won-chi-ki
HEעברית
הצטמקות
hat-tzem-ko-t
HUMagyar
elzáródás
el-zar-o-das
IDBahasa Indonesia
sembelit
semb-e-lit
ITItaliano
stitichezza
sti-ti-che-tza
MSBahasa Melayu
sembelit
semb-e-lit
NLNederlands
verstopping
ver-stop-ping
NONorsk
forstoppelse
for-stop-el-se
PLPolski
zaparcia
za-par-tsee-a
PTPortuguês
constipação
kon-sti-pa-sow
RORomână
constipație
kon-sti-pa-thee
SVSvenska
förstoppning
for-stop-ning
SWKiswahili
kujufu
koo-joo-foo
TAதமிழ்
வயிற்றுப்போக்கு
vay-ir-rupp-o-kku
TEతెలుగు
తిన్నని
tin-na-ni
TLTL
pagkakasawa
pa-gka-ka-sa-wa
TRTürkçe
kabızlık
ka-bız-lık
UKУкраїнська
запор
za-por
VITiếng Việt
tiêu chảy
tee-ow-chaay
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa