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lossiness

lossiness noun: the characteristic or quality of being lossy.

Noun

lossiness (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic or quality of being lossy.

Origin of lossiness

From lossy + -ness.

Questions about lossiness

What does lossiness mean?
Lossiness means the characteristic or quality of being lossy.
What part of speech is lossiness?
Lossiness is a noun.

Words near lossiness in the dictionary

  1. Lossie
  2. Lossiemouth
  3. lossier
  4. lossiest
  5. lossily
  6. lossiness
  7. Lossing
  8. Lossings
  9. lossless
  10. lossless junction
  11. lossless junctions

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