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Downiness

Downiness \Down"i*ness\, n. The quality or state of being downy.

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downiness

n. The quality of being downy.

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downiness

n. a light softness [syn: featheriness, fluffiness]

Usage examples of "downiness".

The old woman was stiff-backed, as alert as a hawk-bat on the lookout for prey, and the downiness of her white hair, which should have softened her appearance, should have made her grandmotherly, instead gave her the aspect of some mad Force wizard from a scary bedtime story.

Allows my finger to caress Your lips' contour and downiness, Provided it supply a glove.