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bristliness

bristliness noun: the quality of being bristly.

Noun

bristliness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being bristly.

Origin of bristliness

From bristly + -ness.

Questions about bristliness

What does bristliness mean?
Bristliness means the quality of being bristly.
What part of speech is bristliness?
Bristliness is a noun.

Words near bristliness in the dictionary

  1. bristleweed
  2. bristleworm
  3. bristleworms
  4. bristlier
  5. bristliest
  6. bristliness
  7. bristling
  8. bristling up
  9. bristlingly
  10. bristlings
  11. bristly

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