huggableness
huggableness noun: the quality or state of being huggable.
Noun
huggableness (uncountable)
- The quality or state of being huggable.
- She looked as if she would be a plucky, tireless sportswoman; yet she had a wistful, tender huggableness that a girl ought not to lose, however well she plays tennis.1916, Rupert Hughes, The Thirteenth Commandment, A. L. Burt Company, page 16
- From Elvis's (I just wanna be your) teddy bear huggableness to Bowie's extraterrestrial transvestism, rock 'n' roll had always considered male androgyny to be axiomatic.1985, David Dalton, Piece of My Heart: A Portrait of Janis Joplin, De Capo Press, published 1991, →ISBN, page 43
- Synonyms:
- huggability
Synonyms of huggableness
Origin of huggableness
From huggable + -ness.
Questions about huggableness
- What does huggableness mean?
- Huggableness means the quality or state of being huggable.
- What part of speech is huggableness?
- Huggableness is a noun.
Words near huggableness in the dictionary
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