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snugness

snugness noun: the state or quality of being snug.

Noun

snugness (countable and uncountable, plural snugnesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being snug.
    • I met someone with whom there was instantly a perfect, almost lock and key snugness between our hearts and minds.1986 December 21, Mason Vandiver, “Hungry: On Strike For Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 23, page 5
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being snug.

Forms of snugness

pluralsnugnesses

Origin of snugness

From snug + -ness.

Questions about snugness

What does snugness mean?
Snugness means the state or quality of being snug.
What part of speech is snugness?
Snugness is a noun.
What is the plural of snugness?
The plural of snugness is snugnesses.

Words near snugness in the dictionary

  1. snugified
  2. snugifies
  3. snugify
  4. snugifying
  5. snugly
  6. snugness
  7. snugnesses
  8. snugs
  9. snugs down
  10. Snuqualmie
  11. Snuqualmies

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