owlishness

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noun

The state or condition of being owlish.

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owliness
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Meanings

nounowlishness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being owlish.

    He liked to look with avuncular owlishness over the tops of his specs.

    1956, Saul Bellow, “Isaac Rosenfeld”, in It All Adds Up, page 263

    Synonyms: owliness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or condition of being owlish.

Similar
owliness
Also see
owliness

Origin

From owlish + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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