smokiness

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noun

The state or quality of being smoky.

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Meanings

nounsmokiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being smoky.

    Then we pass through Bebington station, and, entering a cutting, become aware of the usual signs of approach to an urban area—buildings closing in, an all-round increase in smokiness, and the application of brakes.

    1955 January, R. S. McNaught, “From the Severn to the Mersey by Great Western”, in Railway Magazine, page 21

Origin

From smoky + -ness.

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Translations

Finnish savuisuus
  • savuisuusstate or quality
Irish deatachas
  • deatachasstate or quality
Polish zadymienie
  • zadymieniestate or quality
Swedish rökighet
  • rökighetstate or quality
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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