WHONESS

PRONUNCIATION: (HOO-nis)

MEANING: noun: The essence of a person.

ETYMOLOGY: From who, from Old English hwa + -ness (quality). Earliest documented use: 1922.
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WHO-NESS - what enables Horton to hear a person, no matter how small

PHONESS - a female iPhone

WHO-NEST - where the good Doctor snuggles their partner