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nostrility

nostrility noun: the condition of having pronounced nostrils.

Noun

nostrility (uncountable)

  1. The condition of having pronounced nostrils.
    • Hittite monuments show the Hittites as short, thick-set men with large, rounded heads, short necks, full, rather puffy faces, adorned with a rounded nose showing marked nostrility.1948, Robert Nunes Carvalho, Wherein I Glory, page 174

Origin of nostrility

From nostril + -ity.

Questions about nostrility

What does nostrility mean?
Nostrility means the condition of having pronounced nostrils.
What part of speech is nostrility?
Nostrility is a noun.

Words near nostrility in the dictionary

  1. nostrifying
  2. nostril
  3. nostriled
  4. nostrilful
  5. nostrilfuls
  6. nostrility
  7. nostrilled
  8. nostrils
  9. nostrilsful
  10. nostrovia
  11. nostrum

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