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starchness

starchness noun: stiffness of manner, the quality of being starched; stiff formality.

Noun

starchness (uncountable)

  1. Stiffness of manner, the quality of being starched; stiff formality.
    Synonyms:
    starchedness

Synonyms of starchness

Origin of starchness

From starch + -ness.

Questions about starchness

What does starchness mean?
Starchness means stiffness of manner, the quality of being starched; stiff formality.
What part of speech is starchness?
Starchness is a noun.

Words near starchness in the dictionary

  1. starchlessness
  2. starchlike
  3. starchly
  4. starchman
  5. starchmen
  6. starchness
  7. starchroot
  8. starchroots
  9. starchworks
  10. starchwort
  11. starchworts

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