rockiness

¹

[ rok-ee-nis ]

noun

1. the state or condition of being rocky.

rockiness

²

[ rok-ee-nis ]

noun

1. the state or condition of a person who is shaky or unsteady, as from drinking, fatigue, or illness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rockiness¹

First recorded in 1605–15; rocky ¹ + -ness

Origin of rockiness²

rocky ² + -ness

Example Sentences

Our passage was attended with great difficulty, owing to the rapidity of the stream, and the rockiness of the bottom.

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A minute, and then another, and we reached the confines of the wood coming out at last upon the bare rockiness of the countryside.

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The rockiness of the soil in Ireland is so universal that it predominates in every sort.

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Flatness is a sublime quality in certain landscapes, just as rockiness is a sublime quality in others.

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