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scaliness

scaliness noun: the state of being scaly, the state of having scales.

Noun

scaliness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being scaly, the state of having scales.
    Synonyms:
    leprosity

Synonyms of scaliness

Origin of scaliness

From scaly + -ness.

Questions about scaliness

What does scaliness mean?
Scaliness means the state of being scaly, the state of having scales.
What part of speech is scaliness?
Scaliness is a noun.

Words near scaliness in the dictionary

  1. scalies
  2. scaliest
  3. scalily
  4. scalimetry
  5. scaline
  6. scaliness
  7. scaling
  8. scaling back
  9. scaling down
  10. scaling in
  11. scaling ladder

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