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POWDERINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does powderiness mean?
• POWDERINESS (noun)
The noun POWDERINESS has 1 sense:
1. having a very fine texture
Familiarity information: POWDERINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a very fine texture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
fineness; powderiness
Context example:
the fineness of the sand on the beach
Hypernyms ("powderiness" is a kind of...):
smoothness (a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch)
Derivation:
powdery (consisting of fine particles)
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