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fiddliness

fiddliness noun: the quality of being fiddly; complicated awkwardness.

Noun

fiddliness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being fiddly; complicated awkwardness.
    • An acoustic guitarist of demonstrable skill — she used to demonstrate it all the time when she played by herself, tapping or slapping the strings, using the heel of her hand, deftly fingerpicking —— she turned a corner a few years ago, taking a few steps away from fiddliness.2008 March 10, Jon Pareles, “Music Ripe to Remix”, in New York Times

Origin of fiddliness

From fiddly + -ness.

Questions about fiddliness

What does fiddliness mean?
Fiddliness means the quality of being fiddly; complicated awkwardness.
What part of speech is fiddliness?
Fiddliness is a noun.

Words near fiddliness in the dictionary

  1. fiddley
  2. fiddleys
  3. fiddlier
  4. fiddliest
  5. fiddlin'
  6. fiddliness
  7. fiddling
  8. fiddling about
  9. fiddling around
  10. fiddling away
  11. fiddling while Rome burns

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