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Meaning of "mustiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MUSTINESS

mustiness  [ˈmʌstɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUSTINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mustiness 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 MUSTINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mustiness in the English dictionary

The definition of mustiness in the dictionary is the fact or condition of tasting old or stale. Other definition of mustiness is the fact of smelling mouldy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUSTINESS


bloodthirstiness
ˈblʌdˌθɜːstɪnɪs
craftiness
ˈkrɑːftɪnɪs
dirtiness
ˈdɜːtɪnɪs
hastiness
ˈheɪstɪnɪs
haughtiness
ˈhɔːtɪnɪs
heartiness
ˈhɑːtɪnɪs
lustiness
ˈlʌstɪnɪs
mightiness
ˈmaɪtɪnɪs
mistiness
ˈmɪstɪnɪs
nastiness
ˈnɑːstɪnɪs
overhastiness
ˌəʊvəˈheɪstɪnɪs
pettiness
ˈpɛtɪnɪs
rustiness
ˈrʌstɪnɪs
sportiness
ˈspɔːtɪnɪs
tastiness
ˈteɪstɪnɪs
testiness
ˈtestɪnɪs
thirstiness
ˈθɜːstɪnɪs
trustiness
ˈtrʌstɪnɪs
untrustiness
ʌnˈtrʌstɪnɪs
yeastiness
ˈjiːstɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUSTINESS

mustard pot
mustard powder
mustard-colored
mustard-coloured
mustardy
mustee
mustelid
musteline
muster
muster in
muster out
muster roll
muster station
musterer
musth
mustier
mustiest
mustily
mustn´t
musty

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUSTINESS

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

Synonyms and antonyms of mustiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mustiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUSTINESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

发霉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mustiness
570 millions of speakers

English

mustiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिछड़ेपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عفونة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

затхлости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mofo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mustiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

odeur de moisi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemurnian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Muff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

かび臭さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mustiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mesthine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự lên meo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mustiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुरुप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küflülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

muffa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stęchlizny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

затхлості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mucegaiului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τάγγιση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mustiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mustiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mustiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mustiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSTINESS»

The term «mustiness» is regularly used and occupies the 96.832 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSTINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mustiness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mustiness» 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 mustiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUSTINESS»

Discover the use of mustiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mustiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of Fruit and Vegetable Flavors
Humidity–mustiness. 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 min Figure 43.4. Chromatograms of volatile compounds of an extra-virgin olive oil and lampante virgin olive oil characterized by the humidity–mustiness sensory defect. off- flavors; the rest of ...
Y. H. Hui, Feng Chen, Leo M. L. Nollet, 2010
2
The Vintner's, Brewer's, Spirit Merchant's and Licensed ...
0 PRICKED OR FLAT. MOULDINESS OR MUSTINESS. 17 5th. BECOMING PRICKED OR FLAT. When wine has become pricked or of a flat dead taste from the bung of the cask having been ill fitted, so that the air has been admitted from the ...
‎1838
3
Shoes in the Freezer, Beer in the Flower Bed: And Other ...
BOOKS • To Prevent Mustiness: Keep books close to the front of shelves to allow air to circulate. The air will help prevent mustiness. • To Dust Books: Use a wide paintbrush for the job. • To Prepare Books for Storage: If you have to put books ...
Joan Wilen, 1997
4
Proposed Revised Federal Grain Standards, Including Explanations
The facts that mustiness and sourness commonly develop concurrently in grain, that rancidity may be and often is associated with mustiness as well as with sourness, and that differentiations between mustiness and sourness, or between  ...
‎1933
5
Flavour and Fragrance Chemistry
Several defective sensory attributes (e.g. winey-vinegary, mustiness-humidity, fusty) can then be found in virgin olive oils obtained from poor quality olives or over-ripe fruits severely attacked by moulds and bacteria. Thus the detection of the ...
Virginia Lanzotti, Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati, 2000
6
Heterocycles in Life and Society: An Introduction to ...
Mustiness. and. Rot. Plant diseases caused by fungi are no less devastating than the aggressive invasion of insects, and often result in the total loss of the crop or harvest, even including the next season's seed supply. Therefore, efforts are ...
Alexander F. Pozharskii, Anatoly Soldatenkov, Alan R. Katritzky, 2011
7
High-grade alfalfa hay: methods of producing, baling, and ...
Weather damage, which causes loss of green color, leaf shattering from extra handling, stack spots in poorly built stacks, and mustiness or moldiness if stacked , baled, or loaded while wet. Overripeness at time of cutting, which causes a ...
W. H. Hosterman, 1952
8
The Monthly Review
With respect to the mustiness and empyreuma of distilled water, he makes the following observations. — * The first running of distilled water has a disagreeable musty taste, as if there were some volatile putrid particles, which Went off as soon  ...
‎1768
9
In Search of Lost Meaning: The New Eastern Europe
Home senescence gets out of control; it stops being visible to the householders, while arriving guests can sense it in the mustiness on the very threshold or in the corridor.” It was with that same mustiness that the home of Communist Poland, ...
Adam Michnik, Irena Grudzinska Gross, 2011
10
The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
It shall have characteristic aromatic flavour and shall be free from mustiness. It shall be free from mould, living and dead insects, insect fragments, rodent contamination. The powder shall be free from added colouring matter and any other ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUSTINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mustiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bringing Junípero Serra to Life
To an exceptional degree, they manage to penetrate the historical mustiness that's dogged Serra for so long. Beebe, a professor of Spanish, ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jul 15»
2
Ailing US retailers find market in Mexico
... hanging on in the US — are getting an afterlife from Mexican billionaires and other investors who look past the mustiness and see profits. «BDlive, Jul 15»
3
Smells carry us across time and place
The pleasant and welcoming mustiness of worn bindings, old paper and leather reading chairs rises up to greet me as I walk through the ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
4
California Museum hires new director, looks to raise profile
And, in its current incarnation, known simply as the California Museum, Meeker's mission is to meld the perceived mustiness of serious history ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
5
Brands that have seen better days in U.S. live on in Mexico
... hanging on in the U.S. -- are getting an afterlife from Mexican billionaires and other investors who look past the mustiness and see profits. «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Wine in the City: Stephen Barrett on how to taste and spot a basic …
If the wine smells of cork (or cork taint) then the chances are it will taste of cork or a distinctive mustiness as the wine has been impregnated ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
7
Old American store brands don't die—they just move to Mexico
... hanging on in the U.S. — are getting an afterlife from Mexican billionaires and other investors who look past the mustiness and see profits. «Crain's Chicago Business, Jul 15»
8
Sisal rug is great for hiding dirt
A:Replace the musty old carpet (and the padding underneath). It's hard to get rid of the mustiness, which is most likely in the rug pad as well. «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
9
Finding the underlying beauty in basements
It's hard to get rid of the mustiness, which is most likely in the rug pad as well. How about repainting the paneling in a neutral color, and hanging ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
10
Denis Leary a bit out of sync with new FX rock comedy
There's nostalgia and there's mustiness, which wafts over an episode in which the band members see a therapist (Griffin Dunne) to try to get ... «SFGate, Jul 15»

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