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smokiness

smokiness noun: the state or quality of being smoky.

Noun

smokiness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being smoky.
    • Then we pass through Bebington station, and, entering a cutting, become aware of the usual signs of approach to an urban area—buildings closing in, an all-round increase in smokiness, and the application of brakes.1955 January, R. S. McNaught, “From the Severn to the Mersey by Great Western”, in Railway Magazine, page 21

Origin of smokiness

From smoky + -ness.

Questions about smokiness

What does smokiness mean?
Smokiness means the state or quality of being smoky.
What part of speech is smokiness?
Smokiness is a noun.

Words near smokiness in the dictionary

  1. smokier
  2. smokies
  3. smokiest
  4. smokily
  5. smokin'
  6. smokiness
  7. smoking
  8. smoking around
  9. smoking bean
  10. smoking beans
  11. smoking bishop

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