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portliness

portliness noun: the quality of being portly.

Noun

portliness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being portly

Origin of portliness

From portly + -ness.

Questions about portliness

What does portliness mean?
Portliness means the quality of being portly.
What part of speech is portliness?
Portliness is a noun.

Words near portliness in the dictionary

  1. portliest
  2. portlight
  3. portlights
  4. portlike
  5. portlily
  6. portliness
  7. Portlock
  8. Portlocks
  9. Portloe
  10. portly
  11. Portmadoc

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