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poutiness

poutiness noun: the quality of being pouty.

Noun

poutiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being pouty.
    • The rose may leave your cheek, the rich, red poutiness of your lip may fade into whiteness, the large and lustrous eye may grow languid in its hidden grief, but the soul will not lose its tyrant passion.1853, John Pierce Brace, chapter 18, in The Fawn of the Pale Faces, New York: D. Appleton, page 144
    • the over-full upper lip which left a somewhat incongruous impression of child-like poutiness upon her face1921, Arthur Stringer, chapter 2, in The Wine of Life, New York: Knopf, page 23

Origin of poutiness

From pouty + -ness.

Questions about poutiness

What does poutiness mean?
Poutiness means the quality of being pouty.
What part of speech is poutiness?
Poutiness is a noun.

Words near poutiness in the dictionary

  1. poutine pizzas
  2. poutinerie
  3. poutineries
  4. poutinery
  5. poutines
  6. poutiness
  7. pouting
  8. poutingly
  9. poutings
  10. poutish
  11. poutrage

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