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tattiness

tattiness noun: the quality of being tatty.

Noun

tattiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being tatty.
    • […] there was something about its tattiness that let you know this wallet had been places.2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 29, in Small Island, London: Review, page 303

Synonyms of tattiness

Origin of tattiness

From tatty + -ness.

Questions about tattiness

What does tattiness mean?
Tattiness means the quality of being tatty.
What part of speech is tattiness?
Tattiness is a noun.

Words near tattiness in the dictionary

  1. tattie scones
  2. tattier
  3. tatties
  4. tattiest
  5. tattily
  6. tattiness
  7. tatting
  8. tatting up
  9. tattings
  10. tattis
  11. tattle

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