dottiness

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noun

The state of quality of being covered in dots.

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Meanings

noundottiness (usually uncountable, plural dottinesses)

plural dottinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of quality of being covered in dots.

    As in the center of Figure 6-3, a single stroke may reveal the inherent dottiness of computer stroking, which you can minimize by reducing the Step value on the Tool Options palette.

    2003, David C. Kay, William Steinmetz, Paint Shop Pro 8 For Dummies, page 115
  2. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being dotty, mildly insane or preoccupied.

    She needs to be simultaneously preposterous and entirely serious, and Angela Lansbury, in her Tony-nominated performance in the current revival at the Shubert Theater, is a whirlwind of dottiness with a ramrod spine of practicality.

    2009 May 17, Charles Mcgrath, “Her Magic Act: Transforming Herself Nightly”, in New York Times

Origin

From dotty + -ness.

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APA

dottiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dottiness

MLA

“dottiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dottiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dottiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dottiness.

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