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raciness

raciness noun: the property of being racy.

Noun

raciness (countable and uncountable, plural racinesses)

  1. The property of being racy.
    • The substitution of “Memorial Day” for “Decoration Day” is a purist's and pedant's triumph, another successful assault on the beloved crudities and provincial racinesses so native to our thought and speech.1938, Cornelius Weygandt, Philadelphia Folks: Ways and Institutions in and about the Quaker City, page 20

Forms of raciness

pluralracinesses

Origin of raciness

From racy + -ness.

Questions about raciness

What does raciness mean?
Raciness means the property of being racy.
What part of speech is raciness?
Raciness is a noun.
What is the plural of raciness?
The plural of raciness is racinesses.

Words near raciness in the dictionary

  1. racily
  2. racin'
  3. Racine
  4. Racine County
  5. Racines
  6. raciness
  7. racinesses
  8. racing
  9. racing bike
  10. racing briefs
  11. racing car

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