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shabbiness

shabbiness noun: the property of being shabby.

Noun

shabbiness (countable and uncountable, plural shabbinesses)

  1. The property of being shabby.
    • He didn’t mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter.1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Forms of shabbiness

pluralshabbinesses

Origin of shabbiness

From shabby + -ness.

Questions about shabbiness

What does shabbiness mean?
Shabbiness means the property of being shabby.
What part of speech is shabbiness?
Shabbiness is a noun.
What is the plural of shabbiness?
The plural of shabbiness is shabbinesses.

Words near shabbiness in the dictionary

  1. shabbified
  2. shabbifies
  3. shabbify
  4. shabbifying
  5. shabbily
  6. shabbiness
  7. shabbinesses
  8. shabbing
  9. shabble
  10. shabbles
  11. shabbos

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