driftingness

drift·ing·ness
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/ˈdɹɪf.tɪŋ.nəs/

noun

The state or quality of being drifting; the property of drifting or seeming to drift.

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obliquationtralineation
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Meanings

noundriftingness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being drifting; the property of drifting or seeming to drift.

    They moved, lightly chattering among themselves, with the soft driftingness of the saris they had had to discard in favour of wimples, from beneath which gleamed cow-brown eyes and an occasional jewelled caste mark.

    1973, Brigid Brophy, The adventures of God in his search for the Black Girl, page 223

    Synonyms: obliquation, tralineation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being drifting; the property of drifting or seeming to drift.

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obliquationtralineation

Origin

From drifting + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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