• (n.) The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extreme languor; languishment.
Dy'ing·ness noun The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extreme languor; languishment. [ R.] « Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness ; you see that picture, Foible, -- a swimmingness in the eyes; yes, I'll look so.» Congreve.