- tweediness
- noun see tweedy
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tweediness
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tweediness — tweedy ► ADJECTIVE (tweedier, tweediest) 1) made of tweed cloth. 2) informal of a robust conservative or rural character. DERIVATIVES tweediness noun … English terms dictionary
tweediness — noun The quality of being tweedy … Wiktionary
tweediness — tweed·i·ness … English syllables
tweediness — noun 1. looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) • Syn: ↑coarseness, ↑nubbiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tweedy, ↑nubby (for: ↑nubbiness), ↑coarse … Useful english dictionary
tweedy — tweediness, n. /twee dee/, adj., tweedier, tweediest. 1. made of or resembling tweed, as in texture, appearance, or the like. 2. wearing or favoring tweeds, esp. as a mark of a casual, sporty, or intellectual way of life, as at college or in the… … Universalium
coarseness — noun 1. language or humor that is down to earth the saltiness of their language was inappropriate self parody and saltiness riddled their core genre • Syn: ↑saltiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑salty (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nubbiness — noun looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) • Syn: ↑coarseness, ↑tweediness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tweedy (for: ↑tweediness), ↑nubby, ↑coarse ( … Useful english dictionary
tweedy — adjective (tweedier; est) Date: 1912 1. of or resembling tweed < a tweedy wool blend > 2. a. given to wearing tweeds b. informal or suggestive of the outdoors in taste or habits < a tweedy, clubby world of horse shows and parties > c. academic … New Collegiate Dictionary
tweedy — (adj.) characteristic of the country or suburban set, 1912, from TWEED (Cf. tweed) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Tweediness … Etymology dictionary
tweedy — adjective (tweedier, tweediest) 1》 made of tweed cloth. 2》 informal of a robust conservative or rural character. Derivatives tweedily adverb tweediness noun … English new terms dictionary
