sultriness

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noun

The state or quality of being sultry.

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Meanings

nounsultriness (usually uncountable, plural sultrinesses)

plural sultrinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being sultry.

    All I Need, Sylvester's most recent album, is first rate. Here is a dance record that doesn't forget it's a dance record: it delivers! From the easy sultriness of the title cut to the libidinous urgency of "Hard Up," the seven selections […] have your foot tapping and your body jumping.

    1983 April 9, Charles Fuller Jr., “Sylvester Sparkles”, in Gay Community News, page 10

Origin

From sultry + -ness.

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APA

sultriness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sultriness

MLA

“sultriness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sultriness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sultriness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sultriness.

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