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woolliness

woolliness noun: the state of being woolly.

Noun

woolliness (usually uncountable, plural woollinesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being woolly.
    • Now, in spite of all sorts of defects, all sorts of woollinesses and rawnesses, the American novel is superior to either the English or the French; it is indeed superior, I think, to any European novel […]1939, Forum, volume 102, page 226

Forms of woolliness

pluralwoollinesses

Origin of woolliness

From woolly + -ness.

Questions about woolliness

What does woolliness mean?
Woolliness means the state of being woolly.
What part of speech is woolliness?
Woolliness is a noun.
What is the plural of woolliness?
The plural of woolliness is woollinesses.

Words near woolliness in the dictionary

  1. woollier
  2. woollies
  3. woolliest
  4. woollike
  5. woollily
  6. woolliness
  7. woollinesses
  8. woollish
  9. Woolloomooloo
  10. Woolls
  11. woolly

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