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holeyness

holeyness noun: the quality of being holey.

Noun

holeyness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being holey.
    • […] the final rags soaked well, then washed by hand to scrub and scrub until the fabric died of holeyness.1969 October 26, Carol Hudson, “Praise for My Grandmother”, in Maine Sunday Telegram, volume 83, number 14, Portland, Me., page 4D, column 1
    • But no topologist, however accomplished, can separate a doughnut from its hole. So holeyness is a topological property.1985 July 11, Ian Stewart, “The knots and strands of mathematical theory”, in The Guardian, page 15, column 2

Origin of holeyness

From holey + -ness. Compare Middle English holynesse (“condition of having pores”).

Questions about holeyness

What does holeyness mean?
Holeyness means the quality of being holey.
What part of speech is holeyness?
Holeyness is a noun.

Words near holeyness in the dictionary

  1. holey dollars
  2. Holeya
  3. Holeyar
  4. Holeyars
  5. Holeyas
  6. holeyness
  7. holfertite
  8. Holford
  9. Holfords
  10. Holgate
  11. Holguin

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