Fluffiness

Fluffiness
Fluffy Fluff"y, a. [Compar. {Fluffier}; superl. {Fluffiest}.] Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy. ``The carpets were fluffy.'' --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

The present Barnacle . . . had a youthful aspect, and the fluffiest little whisker, perhaps, that ever was seen. --Dickens. -- {Fluff"i*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • fluffiness — fluffy ► ADJECTIVE (fluffier, fluffiest) 1) of, like, or covered with fluff. 2) (of food) light in texture. 3) informal frivolous, silly, or vague. DERIVATIVES fluffily adverb fluffiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • fluffiness — noun see fluffy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fluffiness — See fluffily. * * * …   Universalium

  • fluffiness — noun The characteristic or quality of being fluffy …   Wiktionary

  • fluffiness — n. puffiness, lightness, softness, downiness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fluffiness — fluff·i·ness …   English syllables

  • fluffiness — See: fluffy …   English dictionary

  • fluffiness — noun a light softness • Syn: ↑downiness, ↑featheriness • Derivationally related forms: ↑fluffy, ↑feathery (for: ↑featheriness), ↑downy ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • downiness — noun a light softness • Syn: ↑featheriness, ↑fluffiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑fluffy (for: ↑fluffiness), ↑feathery (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • featheriness — noun a light softness • Syn: ↑downiness, ↑fluffiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑fluffy (for: ↑fluffiness), ↑feathery, ↑downy ( …   Useful english dictionary

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