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 — 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

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