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unroominess en · NOUN

Etymology

From unroomy + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Lack of room.
    • Roominess and unroominess in a human dwelling, even of the humblest kind, are important matters in their bearing upon man's character. 1894, Irish Builder and Engineer, volume 36, page 147:
    • Lachlan rose to fetch a coffee pot from the side table and idly Holly wondered how those legs coped with the unroominess of canoes. Perhaps he had a special one made, like some people have extra long beds. 2013, Janie Summers, A Fallen Star, page 18: