1590s, "state of being bloody;" 1610s, "disposition to shed blood;" from bloody (adj.) + -ness.
blood
blood-bank
blood-curdling
bloodhound
bloodily
bloodiness
bloodless
blood-letting
blood-lust
blood-red
blood-root
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