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PRONUNCIATION OF DOWNINESS

downiness  [ˈdaʊnɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWNINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Downiness 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 DOWNINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of downiness in the English dictionary

The definition of downiness in the dictionary is softness created by feathers or fine hairs.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWNINESS


anus
ˈeɪnəs
boniness
ˈbəʊnɪnəs
bonniness
ˈbɒnɪnəs
braininess
ˈbreɪnɪnəs
brawniness
ˈbrɔːnɪnəs
brininess
ˈbraɪnɪnəs
cleanliness
ˈklɛnlɪnəs
corniness
ˈkɔːnɪnəs
funniness
ˈfʌnɪnəs
indigenous
ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs
Linus
ˈlaɪnəs
loneliness
ˈləʊnlɪnəs
luminous
ˈluːmɪnəs
minus
ˈmaɪnəs
phoneyness
ˈfəʊnɪnəs
raininess
ˈreɪnɪnəs
sinus
ˈsaɪnəs
tininess
ˈtaɪnɪnəs
tinniness
ˈtɪnɪnəs
uncanniness
ʌnˈkænɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWNINESS

downhaul
downhearted
downheartedly
downheartedness
downhill
downhill race
downhiller
downhole
downier
downiest
Downing Street
downland
downless
downlight
downlighter
downlike
downlink
download
downloadable
downloading

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWNINESS

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 downiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «downiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOWNINESS

Find out the translation of downiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of downiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «downiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

downiness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vellosidades
570 millions of speakers

English

downiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

downiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النعومة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опушение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

downiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

downiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

downiness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Downie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

downiness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

downiness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

downiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Downiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lông măng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

downiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंदपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tüylülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

downiness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puszystości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

опушение
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

downiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

downiness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

downiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

downiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pubescence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of downiness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNINESS»

The term «downiness» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.145 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of downiness
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «downiness».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «downiness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «downiness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWNINESS»

Discover the use of downiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to downiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rapporter
Downiness of seed scales.Thisfeatureisveryimportantforlarch diagnostics. Among the considered species L. sibirica has downy cone seed-scales. while in L gmelinii and L cajanderi the scales are bare. However. L sibirica is polymorphic in ...
2
Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants
Herb covered with soft downiness. Leaves opposite, heart shaped, dark green on the upper surface, and lighter beneath, thickly covered both on the upper and under surface with whito downiness, notched and serrated; leaf stalks from 1£ inch ...
3
Finch's Fortune
He had thrust his hands under its great folded wings and felt the deep downiness there. He had put his face close to the black beak, the glittering eyes. A sensuous pleasure had run over his body at the feel of the owl's downiness. He thought ...
Mazo de la Roche, 2007
4
For Us, What Music?: The Life and Poetry of Donald Justice
... by rearrangement: Crúmpets for the fóster-fáthers of the bráts. Here I miss the fluffiness and the downiness. (97) The idea is that the sounds of Millay's line “ suggest” fluffiness and downiness only because these qualities are being described.
Jerry Harp, 2010
5
Flora Medica; a Botanical Account of All the More Important ...
595. — China. Branches angular, and petioles covered with broken downiness. Leaves oblong, rather acute at each end, triple-nerved, the nerves vanishing at the point of the leaf ; with curved veinlets on the under side. Panicles narrow, silky.
John Lindley, 1838
6
Flora medica, a botanical account of plants used in medicine
Branches angular, and petioles covered with broken downiness. Leaves oblong, rather acute at each end, triple-nerved, the nerves vanishing at the point of the leaf; with curved veinlets on the under side. Panicles narrow, silky. — According to ...
John Lindley, 1838
7
Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants
Herb covered with soft downiness. Leaves opposite, heart shaped, dark green ou the upper surface, and lighter beneath, thickly covered both on the upper and under surface with white downiness, notched and serrated; leaf stalks from 1£ inch ...
Sir Joseph Paxton, 1834
8
Russian Journal of Genetics
The monogenic character of inheritance of coleoptile color and ear glume hairiness was demonstrated, the digenic control of leaf hairiness shown, and tight linkage of genes coding for black color and glume downiness found. A review by  ...
9
Compl Wks Rbt Browning 5: With Variant Readings And Annotations
1863ryou: live 1"I P:deck /S55:decks, "| P:ornament, /S55:ornament,— 13| P:And bid the /S55:And feel the "| P:love, /S55:love; "| P:lip's contour, and downiness / S55:contour and downiness, 1868:\ips' "\ P:And then, rewards— the /S55:The ...
Robert Browning, 1981
10
Transactions of the Linnean Society
They agree with it in the short soft close downiness of its flower-stalks, by which, without regarding its small leaves, and different habit, it is decidedly distinguished from every other British species. This difference confirms the remark I have ...

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWNINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term downiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
It's not just you: The pollen really is that bad this spring
Benadryl, an antihistamine, will cause downiness, and some people experience bad dry-mouth from it, he said. People can also try nasal ... «Press of Atlantic City, May 15»
2
Première Vision Paris: Blossoming knit for Spring-Summer 2016
Aspects and handles call up the downiness of pistils, the powdery mattness of flowers, their plump petals, the smooth shine of their leaves. «Be Global Fashion Network, Feb 15»
3
Local tea company caffeinates Yukon Quest mushers, handlers and …
“It's called downiness and so it makes it taste sweet and smooth feeling and then the black teas have these golden tips in it.” The tea is a blend ... «KUAC, Feb 15»
4
Family Secrets Deborah Cohen
Mixed race children were anxiously scrutinised for giveaway signs such as 'black downiness' on a little girl's upper lip. Sometimes this strategy ... «Spectator.co.uk, Feb 13»
5
Rab's New Sleeping Bags For Spring 2012
Clock that downiness. Flatter grey model at top is the Infinity SL 'top bag' with a top fill only for weight savings. Hard to make out in the greyness ... «OUTDOORSmagic, Mar 12»
6
Seduction and betrayal in a foreign land
Written by Laura Jones and Abi Morgan, based on Monica Ali's novel, and directed with watchable downiness by Sarah Gavron, the movie ... «Boston Globe, Jun 08»

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