reptilianness
Syllables: rep·til·i·an·ness/ɹɛpˈtɪl.i.ən.nɪs/
reptilianness noun: the quality of having reptile characteristics.
Noun
reptilianness (uncountable)
- The quality of having reptile characteristics.
- And it wasn't just because he took her to the theater, the best movies, the most expensive restaurants (which reptile people always do to make up for their reptilianness).1973, Sarah Lyddon Morrison, The Modern Witch's Spellbook, page 135
- That the combination was perfectly capable of overriding any repugnance people might feel toward his additionally overwhelming reptilianness had already been demonstrated, in response to his first interview on 3-V.2000, James Blish, A Case of Conscience, page 148
- Synonyms:
- reptility
reptilianness meaning in Malay
reptilianness in Malay
- embodiment of reptile characteristics
- kereptiliaan
Synonyms of reptilianness
Origin of reptilianness
From reptilian + -ness.
Questions about reptilianness
- What does reptilianness mean?
- Reptilianness means the quality of having reptile characteristics.
- What is reptilianness in Malay?
- Reptilianness in Malay is kereptiliaan. See Reptilianness meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is reptilianness?
- Reptilianness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce reptilianness?
- Reptilianness is pronounced /ɹɛpˈtɪl.i.ən.nɪs/.
Words near reptilianness in the dictionary
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