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wateriness

[ waw-tuh-ree-nis, wot-uh- ]
/ ˈwɔ tə ri nɪs, ˈwɒt ə- /
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noun

the state or condition of being watery or diluted.

RELATED WORDS

insipidness, blandness, flatness, vapidity, staleness, innocuousness, washiness

Nearby words

watergate, waterglass painting, waterhead, waterhouse, waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome, wateriness, watering, watering can, watering hole, watering place, watering pot

Origin of wateriness

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at watery, -ness
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for wateriness

  • His tone was so dejected that I felt a sinking at my heart, a scratchiness in my nose and a wateriness in my eyes.

    The Belovd Vagabond|William J. Locke

  • But the fatal defects of the poetry then produced was triviality and the "wateriness" of its style.

    The Youth of Goethe|Peter Hume Brown

  • The habits of exhibiting these phenomena, in conjunction with certain other habits, make up the aquosity or wateriness of water.

    Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics|William Thomas Thornton

  • When broken up, the starter should be of a smooth creamy texture and entirely free from lumpiness or wateriness.

    The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk