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leadiness

leadiness noun: the quality of being leady.

Noun

leadiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being leady.
    • A certain friction causes a leadiness or grayness. and the whiteness is gone. Therefore the best lead makers are the best grinders.1910, Modern Painter, volume 19, page 113

Origin of leadiness

From Middle English ledynesse, equivalent to leady + -ness.

Questions about leadiness

What does leadiness mean?
Leadiness means the quality of being leady.
What part of speech is leadiness?
Leadiness is a noun.

Words near leadiness in the dictionary

  1. leadhillites
  2. Leadhills
  3. leadholder
  4. leadholders
  5. leadin'
  6. leadiness
  7. leading
  8. leading astray
  9. leading axle
  10. leading axles
  11. leading by the nose

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