powderiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English powdery 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 powderiness From powdery + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being powdery
Pollen powderiness: Anthers of Actinidia released their pollen as a cloud of individual separate grains.
1988, S. A. Corbet et al., “Vibratory Pollen Collection and Flower Form”, in Functional Ecology, volume 2, number 2, page 154:
Synonyms
Translations (2)
ga púdracht (the state or characteristic of being powdery) · de Pulverigkeit (the state or characteristic of being powdery)