If someone is happy, I can refer to that state as that person's happiness.
If a watch is waterproof, do I refer to the watch's waterproofness, waterproofity, or what?
TFD has an entry that fits for happy, but not for waterproof.
I realize resistance is related ("I have a water resistant watch."), but I am curious if there is a word based on waterproof specifically.
In other words, is there a noun form of the adjective waterproof?
Best Answer
Waterproofness as a noun does indeed exist.