wateriness
wateriness noun: the state of being watery.
Noun
wateriness (usually uncountable, plural waterinesses)
- The state of being watery.
- In fact, there was such an obvious inclination to wateriness about his eye, and instability about his underlip, that Cripps found it necessary to put the conversation on a less emotional basis.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 164
Forms of wateriness
| plural | waterinesses |
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Origin of wateriness
From Middle English watrynesse, equivalent to watery + -ness.
Words formed from wateriness
Questions about wateriness
- What does wateriness mean?
- Wateriness means the state of being watery.
- What part of speech is wateriness?
- Wateriness is a noun.
- What is the plural of wateriness?
- The plural of wateriness is waterinesses.
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