leadiness

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noun

The quality of being leady.

OriginMiddle English ledynesse →
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Meanings

nounleadiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being leady.

    A certain friction causes a leadiness or grayness. and the whiteness is gone. Therefore the best lead makers are the best grinders.

    1910, Modern Painter, volume 19, page 113

Origin

  1. Middle Englishledynesse
  2. Englishleadiness

From Middle English ledynesse, equivalent to leady + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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