## Etymology
From comely + -ness, from Middle English comeli, probably from Old English cymlic ('lovely, splendid'), from cyme ('delicate, fine'), influenced by become.

## AI Etymology
Comeliness comes from comely + -ness, from Middle English comeli, probably from Old English cymlic ('lovely, splendid'), from cyme ('delicate, fine'), influenced by become. The historical trail runs through cymlic in Old English. Morphologically, comeliness is transparent: it draws on comely + -ness, from Middle English comeli, probably from Old English cymlic ('lovely, splendid'), from cyme ('delicate, fine'), influenced by become. Used as a noun, comeliness now means "pleasing physical appearance; attractiveness", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as comely and becoming. The modern word remains analyzable through its parts, which makes the semantic connection unusually direct.

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