woolliness

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noun

The state of being woolly.

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Meanings

nounwoolliness (usually uncountable, plural woollinesses)

plural woollinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being woolly.

    Now, in spite of all sorts of defects, all sorts of woollinesses and rawnesses, the American novel is superior to either the English or the French; it is indeed superior, I think, to any European novel […]

    1939, Forum, volume 102, page 226

Origin

From woolly + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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