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butteriness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English buttery Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English butteriness From buttery + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being buttery.
    • This south-of-the-border burger mixes the guacamole into the hamburger meat for extra-rich butteriness. 2010, Jane Murphy, The Great Big Burger Book, page 26: