knobbinessn.

Brit.

/ˈnɒbɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈnɑbinᵻs/

Forms: see knobby adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: knobby adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < knobby adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier knottiness n.

The quality of being knobby, esp. of having or being covered with small lumps of protuberances.

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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [noun] > state of having bumps or lumps > state of having knobs or knots

nodation?a1425

knottiness1607

knobbiness1611

nodosity1611

nodation1623

knobbliness1899

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Nodosité, knottinesse, knobbinesse.

1648 Gallant Rights of Sea-green Order (single sheet) Every such Assistant of Iustice shall fearlesly resolve, promise and assent to his utmost power, to level to the earth all the unequal knobbiness,—and uneven risings—of injustice.

1847 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 8 Apr. So thick and coarse is it [sc. the skin of a Jerusalem artichoke], and so unmanageable from the irregularity and knobbiness of the figure and the position of the eyes, that much waste is occasioned.

1885 Harper's Mag. Mar. 614/1 The knobbiness of her spine.

1972 Arizona Republic 4 Mar. 84/3 Phoenix College students can compare knobbiness of instructors' knees at a charity basketball game Monday at the school gym.

2013 St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press (Nexis) 31 Aug. The stems have the knobbiness of this begonia type.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knobbiness
释义	knobbinessn. Brit. /ˈnɒbɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈnɑbinᵻs/ Forms: see knobby adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: knobby adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < knobby adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier knottiness n. The quality of being knobby, esp. of having or being covered with small lumps of protuberances. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [noun] > state of having bumps or lumps > state of having knobs or knots nodation?a1425 knottiness1607 knobbiness1611 nodosity1611 nodation1623 knobbliness1899 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Nodosité, knottinesse, knobbinesse. 1648 Gallant Rights of Sea-green Order (single sheet) Every such Assistant of Iustice shall fearlesly resolve, promise and assent to his utmost power, to level to the earth all the unequal knobbiness,—and uneven risings—of injustice. 1847 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 8 Apr. So thick and coarse is it [sc. the skin of a Jerusalem artichoke], and so unmanageable from the irregularity and knobbiness of the figure and the position of the eyes, that much waste is occasioned. 1885 Harper's Mag. Mar. 614/1 The knobbiness of her spine. 1972 Arizona Republic 4 Mar. 84/3 Phoenix College students can compare knobbiness of instructors' knees at a charity basketball game Monday at the school gym. 2013 St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press (Nexis) 31 Aug. The stems have the knobbiness of this begonia type. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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