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mossiness

mossiness noun: the state or condition of being mossy.

Noun

mossiness (usually uncountable, plural mossinesses)

  1. (usually) The state or condition of being mossy.
    • Common Moss, very common and running wild about old cabins, attaining new heights of bush, greater bloom, and marvelous mossiness when in the right location […]1935, Ethelyn Emery Keays, Old roses
    Synonyms:
    muscosity

Synonyms of mossiness

Forms of mossiness

pluralmossinesses

Origin of mossiness

From mossy + -ness.

Questions about mossiness

What does mossiness mean?
Mossiness means the state or condition of being mossy.
What part of speech is mossiness?
Mossiness is a noun.
What is the plural of mossiness?
The plural of mossiness is mossinesses.

Words near mossiness in the dictionary

  1. mossier
  2. mossies
  3. mossiest
  4. Mossiface
  5. mossily
  6. mossiness
  7. mossinesses
  8. mossing
  9. mosskiller
  10. mosskillers
  11. mossland

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