wateriness

wateriness
noun see watery

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Wateriness — Wa ter*i*ness, n. The quality or state of being watery; moisture; humidity. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wateriness — [wôt′ər ē nis] n. the state or quality of being watery …   English World dictionary

  • wateriness — noun 1. the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield the water s muddiness made it undrinkable the sloppiness of a rainy November day • Syn: ↑muddiness,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wateriness — /waw teuh ree nis, wot euh /, n. the state or condition of being watery or diluted. [1350 1400; ME; see WATERY, NESS] * * * …   Universalium

  • wateriness — noun the state of being watery …   Wiktionary

  • wateriness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state or quality of being insipid: blandness, innocuousness, insipidity, insipidness, jejuneness, vapidity, vapidness, washiness. Informal: wishy washiness. See EXCITE, TASTE …   English dictionary for students

  • wateriness — wa·ter·i·ness || wÉ”tÉ™rɪnɪs , wÉ‘ / wɔː n. property of resembling water …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wateriness — wa·ter·i·ness …   English syllables

  • wateriness — wa•ter•i•ness [[t]ˈwɔ tə ri nɪs, ˈwɒt ə [/t]] n. the state or condition of being watery or diluted • Etymology: 1350–1400 …   From formal English to slang

  • wateriness — /ˈwɔtərinəs/ (say wawtuhreenuhs) noun a watery state. {water(y) + i 2 + ness} …  

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