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Meaning of "shagginess" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHAGGINESS

shagginess  [ˈʃæɡɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHAGGINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shagginess 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 SHAGGINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shag

Shag may refer to: ▪ Dance ▪ Collegiate shag, a swing dance that originated in the 1920s ▪ Carolina shag, a swing dance that originated in South Carolina in the 1940s and still is their state dance ▪ St. Louis shag, a swing dance that evolved from the Charleston ▪ Shag, a 1989 film ▪ Shag, a fabric typically used to make deep-pile carpets ▪ Shag or cormorant, a bird family ▪ European shag, a specific species of the shag or cormorant family ▪ Great cormorant ▪ The Shag, also known as The Shags or Shag, a 1960s garage and psychedelic rock band from Milwaukee ▪ Shag, a name used on some pop records in the early 1970s by British record producer Jonathan King ▪ Shag, fine-cut tobacco ▪ Shag ▪ Shag, American artist ▪ Shag, also known as a Stag and doe ▪ British slang for sexual intercourse - see Wiktionary definition ▪ SHAG - Senior Housing Assistance Group - Puget Sound area of Washington State ▪ Shagging, to catch fly balls in baseball outside of a game ▪ Shag, a character from Road Rovers...

Definition of shagginess in the English dictionary

The first definition of shagginess in the dictionary is the quality of being covered with rough unkempt fur, hair, wool, etc. Other definition of shagginess is the quality of being long and untidy or unkempt. Shagginess is also the quality of having a nap of long rough strands.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHAGGINESS


bulkiness
ˈbʌlkɪnɪs
comeliness
ˈkʌmlɪnɪs
dizziness
ˈdɪzɪnɪs
dryness
ˈdraɪnɪs
finis
ˈfɪnɪs
friendliness
ˈfrɛndlɪnɪs
grogginess
ˈɡrɒɡɪnɪs
Guinness
ˈɡɪnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
highness
ˈhaɪnɪs
holiness
ˈhəʊlɪnɪs
laziness
ˈleɪzɪnɪs
loveliness
ˈlʌvlɪnɪs
McGuinness
məˈɡɪnɪs
mugginess
ˈmʌɡɪnɪs
readiness
ˈrɛdɪnɪs
scragginess
ˈskræɡɪnɪs
sogginess
ˈsɒɡɪnɪs
timeliness
ˈtaɪmlɪnɪs
trustworthiness
ˈtrʌstˌwɜːðɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHAGGINESS

shag pile carpet
shag pile rug
shag rug
shagbark
shaggable
shagged
shaggedness
shaggier
shaggiest
shaggily
shagging
shaggy
shaggy cap
shaggy dog story
shaggymane
shagpile
shagreen
shagreen ray
shagroon
shagtastic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHAGGINESS

agribusiness
big business
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
core business
do the business
drowsiness
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
geekiness
hairiness
loneliness
retail business
rough-and-readiness
sexiness
show business
unhappiness
worthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of shagginess in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shagginess» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHAGGINESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

shagginess
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aspecto desgreñado
570 millions of speakers

English

shagginess
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shagginess
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوعورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

shagginess
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shagginess
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shagginess
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

shagginess
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shagginess
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

shagginess
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

毛羽立ち
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

shagginess
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shagginess
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shagginess
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shagginess
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शॅगनेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pürüz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shagginess
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shagginess
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

shagginess
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shagginess
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shagginess
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ruigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shagginess
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shagginess
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shagginess

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAGGINESS»

The term «shagginess» is used very little and occupies the 180.771 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAGGINESS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAGGINESS»

Discover the use of shagginess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shagginess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essays on mythology, traditions and customs
But the " barbarat& " there mentioned as a fault of pronunciation, is explained by the same word (" asaukumaryam ") which in Sdtra 778 serves as an explanation of " lomasya ; " and this " lo- masya," meaning shagginess, is, like the Greek ...
Friedrich Max Müller, 1869
2
Chips from a German Workshop
But the " barbarat& " there mentioned as a fault of pronunciation, is explained by the same word (" asankumaryam ") which in Sutra 778 serves as an explanation of " lomasya ; " and this " lo- ma«ya," meaning shagginess, is, like the Greek ...
Friedrich Max Müller, Christian Karl Josias Freiherr von Bunsen, 1873
3
Shaggy Crowns: Ennius' Annales and Virgil's Aeneid
Famously, Propertius, perhaps playing on Ennius' own claim to have earned his poet's crown from the Muses, bid Ennius garland his poems with a 'shaggy crown' : Ennius hirsuta cingat sua dicta corona (4.1.61).28 Yet 'shagginess' is a ...
Nora Goldschmidt, 2013
4
Natural Symbols
Take the general run of stockbrokers or academics, stratify the professional sample by age; be careful to distinguish length of hair from unkempt hair; relate the incidence of shagginess in hair to sartorial indiscipline. Make an assessment under ...
Mary Douglas, 2013
5
Natural Symbols: Explorations in Cosmology
Take the general run of stockbrokers or academics; stratify the professional sample by age; be careful to distinguish length of hair from unkempt hair; relate the incidence of shagginess in hair to sartorial indiscipline. Make an assessment under ...
Professor Mary Douglas, 2004
6
The Face of Nature: Wit, Narrative, and Cosmic Origins in ...
He expands upon his pleasing form with characteristic rhetorical amplification, illustrating by analogical arguments that his size, shagginess, and single eye are preeminently beautiful. The most elaborate of these is the defense of shagginess,  ...
Garth Tissol, 1997
7
Essays on mythology, traditions, and customs
But the barbarata there mentioned as a fault of pronunciation, is explained by the same word (asaukumaryam) which in Sfitra 778 serves as an explanation of lomasya; and this lomasya, meaning shagginess, is, like the Greek 3110-6117;, ...
Friedrich Max Müller, Christian Karl Josias Freiherr von Bunsen, 1880
8
An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Norw. ragg, rough hair, whence ragged,snaggy (E. ragged) ; Swed. ragg, rough hair; raggig, shaggy; Swed. dial, raggi, having roughhair, slovenly; Icel. rogg, shagginess; raggdðr, shaggy. Thusthe orig. sense is that of shagginess, hence of  ...
Walter W. Skeat, 2013
9
Principles of Cardiovascular Radiology
Note the enlargement of the proximal descending aorta and its hazy shagginess due to hemorrhage from a traumatic disruption of the proximal descending aorta, as revealed by the contrast-enhanced axial computed tomography scan images,  ...
Stuart J. Hutchison, 2011
10
The Body Social
Take the general run of stockbrokers oracademics, stratify the professional sample by age; be carefulto distinguish length of hairfromunkempt hair; relate the incidence of shagginess in hair to sartorial indiscipline. Make an assessment under ...
Anthony Synnott, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAGGINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shagginess is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Armani Privé
As precise and shiny as the clothes were, they had a rawness with their tattered threads and shagginess. Armani explored an infinity of textures with his feathers, ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
2
Game of Thrones' Most Epic Subplot: Its Fashion
Another hammer-blow is coming for those of us who have been riveted by the manly shagginess of the Nightswatch, the (former) demi-renaissance splendor of ... «PSFK, Jun 15»
3
Courtney Barnett, Electric Ballroom, London — review
... talked about in terms of relatability: the shagginess of her hair and Britpop-inflected garage rock, her poignant Sprechgesang and unlaboured humour — such ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
4
The Wedding Ringer
For a moment, the film gives the impression of well-intentioned shagginess. But as The Wedding Ringer progresses full steam ahead, the only daring it shows is ... «Paste Magazine, Jan 15»
5
Make a Shag Rag Rug in a Few Hours
Cut 1-inch by 4-inch strips (or shorter for less shagginess) of knit fabric. I used the bottom half of 15 T-shirts in various sizes. Discard pieces with seams, ... «Mother Earth News, Jan 15»
6
In A Serious Season, The Loose Charms Of 'Little Feet'
Shagginess is the movie's definitive trait, after all, which ultimately only further signals why Little Feet offers a compelling antidote to most other movies on the ... «NPR, Dec 14»
7
First Listen: Foxygen, '...And Star Power'
Still, Foxygen doesn't squander its gift for impeccable, vintage-sounding Technicolor studio pop: For all their shagginess, "How Can You Really," "Star Power III: ... «NPR, Sep 14»
8
Fringe Festival review: Jono's sure to secure a wife
But his portrayal of a shambolic boy-man, growing up at the last possible moment, lends itself to shagginess and his natural charisma wins through. «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 14»
9
The Gaslamp Killer Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver BC, May 18
With a champagne flute in hand, his fluffy beard and 'fro rivalling the bellowing shagginess of Reggie Watts, William Benjamin Bensussen brought his raw ... «Exclaim!, May 14»
10
REVIEW: This Is Not a Cure for Cancer, by Collaboraction artistic …
But the shagginess is sometimes part of its charm — and as anyone who has been through the cancer mill knows, the most annoying aspect is the tendency of ... «Chicago Tribune, Feb 14»

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