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downiness

downiness noun: the quality of being downy.

Noun

downiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being downy.

Origin of downiness

From downy + -ness.

Questions about downiness

What does downiness mean?
Downiness means the quality of being downy.
What part of speech is downiness?
Downiness is a noun.

Words near downiness in the dictionary

  1. downier
  2. downies
  3. downiest
  4. Downieville
  5. downily
  6. downiness
  7. downing
  8. Downing effect
  9. Downing Street
  10. downing tools
  11. downings

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