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dowiness

dowiness noun: the state or condition of being dowie; dreariness; melancholy.

Noun

dowiness (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland) The state or condition of being dowie; dreariness; melancholy.

Questions about dowiness

What does dowiness mean?
Dowiness means the state or condition of being dowie; dreariness; melancholy.
What part of speech is dowiness?
Dowiness is a noun.

Words near dowiness in the dictionary

  1. Dowhan
  2. dowie
  3. Dowieism
  4. Dowieite
  5. Dowieites
  6. dowiness
  7. dowing
  8. Dowis
  9. Dowises
  10. dowitcher
  11. dowitchers

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