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birdlikeness

birdlikeness noun: the quality of being birdlike.

Noun

birdlikeness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being birdlike.
    • The irreducible birdlikeness of the eagle in The House of Fame had a similar function, in preventing us from being able to take him too seriously as a figure of authority.1976, A. C. Spearing, Medieval Dream-Poetry, page 98

Origin of birdlikeness

From birdlike + -ness.

Questions about birdlikeness

What does birdlikeness mean?
Birdlikeness means the quality of being birdlike.
What part of speech is birdlikeness?
Birdlikeness is a noun.

Words near birdlikeness in the dictionary

  1. birdlessness
  2. birdlet
  3. birdlets
  4. birdlife
  5. birdlike
  6. birdlikeness
  7. birdlime
  8. birdlimed
  9. birdlimes
  10. birdliming
  11. birdliness

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