fluffiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English fluffy 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 fluffiness From fluffy + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The characteristic or quality of being fluffy.
For five minutes Pollyanna worked swiftly, deftly, combing a refractory curl into fluffiness, perking up a drooping ruffle at the neck, or shaking a pillow into plumpness so that the head might have a better pose. Meanwhile the sick woman, frowning prodigiously, and openly scoffing at the whole procedure, was, in spite of herself, beginning to tingle with a feeling perilously near to excitement.
1913, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 8, in Pollyanna, L.C. Page, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluffinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
lv pūkainums (being fluffy) · cmn 蓬鬆性 /蓬松性 (being fluffy) · cmn 鬆軟度 /松软度 (being fluffy) · sv fluffighet (being fluffy) · fi nukkaisuus (being fluffy) · pt fofura (being fluffy)