wateriness
The state of being wateryThe state of being watery.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The state of being watery.
More definitions
- the property of resembling the viscosity of water
- meagerness or poorness connoted by a superfluity of water (in a literary style as well as in a food)
- the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English watrynesse, equivalent to watery + -ness.From Middle English watrynesse, equivalent to watery + -ness.
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Forms
plural: waterinesses| Singular | wateriness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water:muddinesssloppiness
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedwatery
Derivedmilk-and-wateriness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable