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owlishness

owlishness noun: the state or condition of being owlish.

Noun

owlishness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being owlish.
    • He liked to look with avuncular owlishness over the tops of his specs.1956, Saul Bellow, “Isaac Rosenfeld”, in It All Adds Up, page 263
    Synonyms:
    owliness

Synonyms of owlishness

Origin of owlishness

From owlish + -ness.

Questions about owlishness

What does owlishness mean?
Owlishness means the state or condition of being owlish.
What part of speech is owlishness?
Owlishness is a noun.

Words near owlishness in the dictionary

  1. owliness
  2. owling
  3. owlings
  4. owlish
  5. owlishly
  6. owlishness
  7. owlism
  8. owlless
  9. owllike
  10. owls
  11. Owls Head

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