Meanings
nounneshness (uncountable)
- UKdialectaluncountableThe condition of being nesh.
I should be inclined to think it was from general neshness of constitution.
1874, Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd, Chapter 41
Origin
Translations
Polish cherlawość
- cherlawośćcondition of being nesh
Russian хру́пкость
- хру́пкость (xrúpkostʹ)condition of being nesh
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APA
neshness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neshness
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“neshness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neshness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neshness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neshness.
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