HUSKINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does huskiness mean? 

• HUSKINESS (noun)
  The noun HUSKINESS has 2 senses:

1. the property of being big and strong

2. a throaty harshness

  Familiarity information: HUSKINESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HUSKINESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property of being big and strong

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

huskiness; ruggedness; toughness

Hypernyms ("huskiness" is a kind of...):

strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong)

Derivation:

husky (muscular and heavily built)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A throaty harshness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

gruffness; hoarseness; huskiness

Hypernyms ("huskiness" is a kind of...):

harshness; roughness (the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses)

Derivation:

husky (deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion)

 Context examples 

I cleared my throat of a huskiness which prevented speech.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)