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earthlinesses

earthlinesses is the plural of earthliness.

Meaning of earthliness

Noun

earthliness (usually uncountable, plural earthlinesses)

  1. (usually) The quality of being earthly.
    • Perchance as vulturs are ſaid to ſmell the earthlineſſe of a dying corps; ſo this bird of prey reſented a worſe than earthly ſavour in the ſoul of Saul, an evidence of his death at hand.1642, Thomas Fuller, “The Witch of Endor”, in The Holy State, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Roger Daniel for John Williams, […], →OCLC, book V (The Profane State), page 371

Questions about earthlinesses

What is earthlinesses the plural of?
Earthlinesses is the plural of earthliness.

Words near earthlinesses in the dictionary

  1. earthliest
  2. earthlight
  3. earthlights
  4. earthlike
  5. earthliness
  6. earthlinesses
  7. earthling
  8. earthlings
  9. earthlit
  10. earthlore
  11. earthly

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