Meanings
nounraciness (countable and uncountable, plural racinesses)
plural racinesses
- countableuncountableThe property of being racy.
The substitution of “Memorial Day” for “Decoration Day” is a purist's and pedant's triumph, another successful assault on the beloved crudities and provincial racinesses so native to our thought and speech.
1938, Cornelius Weygandt, Philadelphia Folks: Ways and Institutions in and about the Quaker City, page 20
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
French piquant
- piquantthe property of being racy
German Schwung, Feuer
- Schwungthe property of being racy
- Feuerthe property of being racy
- Gewagtheitthe property of being racy
- Rassigkeitthe property of being racy
- Feurigkeitthe property of being racy
- Rasanzthe property of being racy
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“raciness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raciness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raciness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raciness.
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