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dottiness

dottiness noun: the state of quality of being covered in dots.

Noun

dottiness (usually uncountable, plural dottinesses)

  1. (usually) The state of quality of being covered in dots.
    • As in the center of Figure 6-3, a single stroke may reveal the inherent dottiness of computer stroking, which you can minimize by reducing the Step value on the Tool Options palette.2003, David C. Kay, William Steinmetz, Paint Shop Pro 8 For Dummies, page 115
  2. (usually) The state or quality of being dotty, mildly insane or preoccupied.
    • She needs to be simultaneously preposterous and entirely serious, and Angela Lansbury, in her Tony-nominated performance in the current revival at the Shubert Theater, is a whirlwind of dottiness with a ramrod spine of practicality.2009 May 17, Charles Mcgrath, “Her Magic Act: Transforming Herself Nightly”, in New York Times

Forms of dottiness

pluraldottinesses

Origin of dottiness

From dotty + -ness.

Questions about dottiness

What does dottiness mean?
Dottiness means the state of quality of being covered in dots.
What part of speech is dottiness?
Dottiness is a noun.
What is the plural of dottiness?
The plural of dottiness is dottinesses.

Words near dottiness in the dictionary

  1. dottie
  2. dottier
  3. dotties
  4. dottiest
  5. dottily
  6. dottiness
  7. dottinesses
  8. dotting
  9. dotting and carrying
  10. dotting down
  11. dotting the i's

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