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unfishiness

unfishiness noun: the quality or state of not being a fish; the state of being unfishy.

Noun

unfishiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of not being a fish; the state of being unfishy.
    • [I]t is part of the whale's essential unfishiness that its tail moves in the mammalian tradition.2009, Philip Hoare, Leviathan, Or, The Whale, page 375
    • In truth, it's the unfishiness of fish sticks that may be the real source of their appeal. “Uncomfortable around fish?” wondered a smart recent TV commercial. “Try Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks.” Exactly. Fish sticks are breaded, deep-fried, frozen […]2010, Sara Moulton, Sara Moulton's Everyday Family Dinners, page 221

Origin of unfishiness

From unfishy + -ness.

Questions about unfishiness

What does unfishiness mean?
Unfishiness means the quality or state of not being a fish; the state of being unfishy.
What part of speech is unfishiness?
Unfishiness is a noun.

Words near unfishiness in the dictionary

  1. unfirmamented
  2. unfirmly
  3. unfirmness
  4. unfishable
  5. unfished
  6. unfishiness
  7. unfishlike
  8. unfishy
  9. unfissile
  10. unfissionable
  11. unfissioned

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