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duckness

duckness noun: the quality of being a duck.

Noun

duckness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being a duck.
    • According to this way of thinking, one knows what DUCK is because ducks have something in common — their duckness categorized according to how they walk, talk, and so on.1995, David Metzger, The Lost Cause of Rhetoric, page 82
    • However, while both designer and creature seem intent on zeroing in on real and pure duckness, this state remains elusive. The Duck is always on the move (both spatially and in terms of its nature), now drawing near, now drawing away […]2003, European Association for American Studies. Conference, Hans Bak, Walter Hölbling, "Natures nation" revisited (page 434)

Origin of duckness

From duck + -ness.

Questions about duckness

What does duckness mean?
Duckness means the quality of being a duck.
What part of speech is duckness?
Duckness is a noun.

Words near duckness in the dictionary

  1. Duckmanton
  2. duckmeat
  3. duckmen
  4. duckmole
  5. duckmoles
  6. duckness
  7. duckpin
  8. duckpins
  9. duckpond
  10. duckponds
  11. duckpower

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