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Meaning of "chewiness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CHEWINESS

ˈtʃuːɪnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHEWINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chewiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHEWINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chewiness

Chewiness is the mouthfeel sensation of labored mastication due to sustained, elastic resistance from a foodstuff. Canonically chewy foods include caramel, rare steak, and such eponymously chewy items as chewing gum, Charleston Chew, and Chewy Granola Bars. Chewiness is empirically measured by the metrics of Chew Count and Chew Rate.

Definition of chewiness in the English dictionary

The definition of chewiness in the dictionary is the condition of necessitating chewing or of being difficult to chew.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHEWINESS

anus · cleanliness · dewiness · endogenous · exogenous · glueyness · gluiness · gooeyness · homogenous · indigenous · Janus · Linus · loneliness · luminous · minus · pandanus · ruinous · sinus · terminus · viewiness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHEWINESS

chew · chew and spew · chew out · chew over · chew someone´s ear · chew the cud · chew the fat · chew up · chew-´n´-spew · Chewa · chewable · chewer · chewet · chewie · chewier · chewiest · chewing gum · chewink · chewy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHEWINESS

agribusiness · big business · bulkiness · business · cleanliness is next to godliness · comeliness · dizziness · do the business · e-business · emptiness · family business · fitness · friendliness · happiness · holiness · laziness · loveliness · readiness · show business · timeliness · trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of chewiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chewiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHEWINESS

Find out the translation of chewiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chewiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chewiness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

咀嚼
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

masticabilidad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

chewiness
510 millions of speakers
hi

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chewiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

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كوينيس
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

разжевывании
278 millions of speakers
pt

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chewiness
270 millions of speakers
bn

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chewiness
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

masticabilité
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Kesunyian
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kaufähigkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

かみ応え
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

씹힘성
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Chewiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

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chewiness
80 millions of speakers
ta

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chewiness
75 millions of speakers
mr

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Chewiness
75 millions of speakers
tr

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çiğnenebilirlik
70 millions of speakers
it

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masticabilità
65 millions of speakers
pl

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przeżuwalność
50 millions of speakers
uk

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розжовування
40 millions of speakers
ro

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chewiness
30 millions of speakers
el

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chewiness
15 millions of speakers
af

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chewiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

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chewiness
10 millions of speakers
no

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chewiness
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chewiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEWINESS»

Discover the use of chewiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chewiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sensory Evaluation of Dairy Products
Chewiness. 'Chewiness' is the total energy required to chew a sample and ranges in intensity from 'tender' to 'chewy'. Chewiness is a product of cheese cohesiveness, hardness and springiness. As these three factors increase, chewiness ...
Stephanie Clark, Michael Costello, MaryAnne Drake, 2009
2
Food Science
Thus, besides the thickening and chewiness properties of starch, the whipping and toughening properties of egg white and gelatin, the favor and coloring properties of milk, and the flavor, tenderizing, and lubricating qualities of fats, all of these ...
Norman N. Potter, Joseph H. Hotchkiss, 1998
3
The Sociocultural Significance of Semaq Beri Food Classification
I use the term 'chewiness' to refer to the experience of mastication. 'Hard chewiness' (cegeh) indicates tough meat that needs to be chewed more, while ' soft chewiness' (me 'en) refers to tender meat that needs less chewing. According to ...
Lim Chan Ing
4
Dates: Production, Processing, Food, and Medicinal Values
Gumminess only applies to semisolid products. Gumminess is a measure of the force to disintegrate the particles ready for swallowing; thus, higher the hardness higher the gumminess. Chewiness (CH) is related to the primary parameters of ...
A. Manickavasagan, M. Mohamed Essa, E. Sukumar, 2012
5
Evaluation of Seafood Freshness Quality
AN EXAMPLE OF A QUESTIONNAIRE INVOLVING A RATIO SCALE ( MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION) FOR ASSESSING THE PERCEIVED INTENSITY ( QUANTITY) OF THE SENSORY ATTRIBUTE (E.G., CHEWINESS ASPECT OF TEXTURE) ...
J. R. Botta, 1995
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Physicochemical Properties of Flour Proteins in Relation to ...
The amount of protein aggregates in the 669,000 to 150,000 molecular weight range (AA of peak 2, glutenins) positively affected the gumminess and chewiness , hardness and springiness of noodles (at the 5% and 10% levels, respectively), ...
Ritu Saini, 2007
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The Kitchen as Laboratory: Reflections on the Science of ...
We noted very large flavor differences, depending on the mastic dose, and generally more pliability and chewiness as the amount of mastic increased. Additional controlled testing would be required to establish quantitative results in the area ...
César Vega, Job Ubbink, Erik van der Linden, 2013
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Advances in Microwave and Radio Frequency Processing: Report ...
The commercial sample presented a high degree of hardness, chewiness and adhesiveness, as well smaller values of springiness. The high values of hardness and chewiness found in the commercial sample indicate an over- process of ...
M. Willert-Porada, 2007
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Sweet Potato Post-Harvest Assessment: Experiences from East ...
Meatu SPN/0: most preferred cultivar Ipembe: least popular cultivar acceptability 1C taste i starch stickiness odour chewiness texture stickiness sugar t starch odour chewiness texture fibre c. Misungwi fibre d. Generalized profile of preferred  ...
Debbie Rees, Regina Kapinga, Van Quirien Oirschot, 2003
10
Handbook of Poultry Science and Technology, Secondary Processing
Breasts cooked by microwave were found to have greater values of maximum shear force, work of shearing, hardness, cohesiveness, springiness, and chewiness than breasts cooked in a conventional electric oven. Addition of any of the plant ...
Isabel Guerrero-Legarreta, Ph.D, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEWINESS»

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Food review: Bandra's Monkey Bar is inventive, but there are some …
The skin of the kheema baos had the chewiness of Styrofoam, and the filling was under-salted and tasteless. The tangy Aunty Periera's sorpotel ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
How to Keep People From Bugging Out About Eating Insects
... with garlic in a frying pan, the skins took on a lovely al dente chewiness around the creamy interiors. They were delicious—and I ate just one. «TakePart, Jul 15»
3
Restaurant review: Le Rouge Gorge a welcome addition to wine bar …
I like a little give with my octopus, and this version lacked that bit of chewiness that makes octopus so special. The next course called for a red ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Chicken's the Word as Ippudo Caters to Jakarta's Love for Ramen
“In the original tonkotsu ramen, the water content is a bit less … giving it a bit more chewiness. The shoyu ramen, because the broth is a little bit ... «Jakarta Globe, Jul 15»
5
Wolfgang Puck recipe: Grilled Steaks With Sweet Onions
For this recipe, I specify strip steaks, a wonderful cut from the short loin that combines tenderness with a touch of chewiness, and robust flavor ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
6
Esme Noir, Table Talk: TusCA breaks corporate constraints
None of the chewiness that sometimes plagues preparations of this fish was in evidence. The presentation was striking: A rectangle of seared ... «Monterey County Herald, Jun 15»
7
5 Reasons You Should Own an All-Clad Stovetop Pressure Cooker
After another six minutes to allow the pressure to release (so, a total of 12 minutes), the farro was perfectly tender with a slight chewiness — just ... «The Daily Meal, Jun 15»
8
You Can Watch an Expert Hand-Pull Your Beef Soup Noodles at …
China Tasty's noodles have the perfect chewiness, the right "Q," in parlance. With knife-shaved noodles also available, China Tasty is the only ... «LA Weekly, Jun 15»
9
THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Dining in the past
... mall food court variety and not doused with cream cheese frosting, but with a great textured chewiness, with the perfect balance of cinnamon, ... «Nichi Bei Weekly, Jun 15»
10
Barracks Inn in Sackets Harbor, a legend on the lake, returns
My guess is that the chewiness was due to the meat being cooked further than I would have ordered rather than any flaw with the meat. «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jun 15»
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