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owliness

owliness noun: the condition of being an owl or having owllike characteristics.

Noun

owliness (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being an owl or having owllike characteristics.
    • Like Monty had told us, I thought about the "qualities" of owliness. My wise nature. Where my home might be. What I would have for supper. Mouse, I fancied.2011, Louise Rennison, Withering Tights, HarperTeen, →ISBN, page 217
    Synonyms:
    owlishness
  2. The state of being in an ill temper; crankiness.
    • The teams obviously studied at the Hatfield-McCoy school of diplomacy and graduating at the top of his class in owliness was Eston playing-coach Don Sasser.1979 August 10, Ian Dutton, “Weather was cool, but teams' tempers weren't”, in The Leader-Post

Synonyms of owliness

Origin of owliness

From owly + -ness.

Questions about owliness

What does owliness mean?
Owliness means the condition of being an owl or having owllike characteristics.
What part of speech is owliness?
Owliness is a noun.

Words near owliness in the dictionary

  1. owlfly
  2. owlful
  3. Owlglass
  4. owlier
  5. owliest
  6. owliness
  7. owling
  8. owlings
  9. owlish
  10. owlishly
  11. owlishness

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