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floofiness

floofiness noun: the quality of being floofy.

Noun

floofiness (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The quality of being floofy.
    • I cannot resist big, floofy (yes, this is a technical word in knitting) alpaca yarn, but it does present some challenges. The very floofiness that I love fills in the holes in the lace.2019, Barbara Benson, “[The Patterns] Cinches and Ladders”, in Big Yarn, Beautiful Lace Knits: 20 Shawls, Hats, Ponchos, and More in Bulky Yarn, Guilford, Conn.: Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 45
    • […] wool cape, a massive golden necklace and a fur hat the size and floofiness of a fat, sleeping raccoon.2019, Mallory O’Meara, The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick, New York, N.Y.: JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc., →ISBN

Examples of floofiness in a sentence

  • Yeah, true.” Paige mimicked the gesture, even though her straight brown hair had zero floofiness.2020, Matthew S. Cox, Dr. Infinity and the Soul Smasher (The Adventures of Übergirl; 4), Division Zero Press, →ISBN:
  • She’d have to move quickly to restore her perfect floofiness […]2021, Rachel Wenitsky, David Sidorov, Good Dogs on a Bad Day, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 167:
  • Voters can judge the bears on any combination of criteria—floofiness, chonkiness, or inexplicable charm.2021 September 29, Corryn Wetzel, “Meet the Bodaciously Bulky Bears of Fat Bear Week 2021”, in Smithsonian, Washington, D.C., archived from...
  • Every dog—regardless of size, floofiness, or derpiness—can be a doggo.2023, Erin McCarthy, Mental Floss, The Curious Compendium of Wonderful Words: A Miscellany of Obscure Terms, Bizarre Phrases, & Surprising...

Origin of floofiness

From floofy + -ness.

Questions about floofiness

What does floofiness mean?
Floofiness means the quality of being floofy.
How do you use floofiness in a sentence?
Yeah, true.” Paige mimicked the gesture, even though her straight brown hair had zero floofiness.
What part of speech is floofiness?
Floofiness is a noun.

Words near floofiness in the dictionary

  1. floofed
  2. floofer
  3. floofers
  4. floofier
  5. floofiest
  6. floofiness
  7. floofing
  8. floofs
  9. floofy
  10. floogies
  11. floogy

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