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lizardness

lizardness noun: the quality of being a lizard.

Noun

lizardness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being a lizard.
    • A word that expresses precisely the essence of lizardness, for he lies listlessly in the sand and then, suddenly, he zips onward to some unknown spot1982, Aharōn Megged, Asahel: A Novel, page 56
    • The lizardness within us is our wild side.1995, Gary Paul Nabhan, Stephen Trimble, The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places, page 154

Origin of lizardness

From lizard + -ness.

Questions about lizardness

What does lizardness mean?
Lizardness means the quality of being a lizard.
What part of speech is lizardness?
Lizardness is a noun.

Words near lizardness in the dictionary

  1. lizardlings
  2. lizardly
  3. lizardman
  4. Lizardman's Constant
  5. lizardmen
  6. lizardness
  7. Lizardo
  8. lizardom
  9. Lizardos
  10. lizardry
  11. lizards

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