muskinessn.
/ˈmʌskɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈməskinᵻs/ The quality of being musky; a musky odour or taste.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant quality
sweetnessc900
sootnessc1000
redolence1447
suavityc1450
fragrancy1578
sweet1594
odoriferousness1599
fragrantness1600
muskiness1727
aromaticness1731
balsamicness1737
lightness1799
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Muskiness, musky Nature, Smell, etc.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Muskiness, the scent of musk.
1806 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 4 773 We have tasted the coarse-grained mutton of Lincolnshire..and the rank and goatish muskiness of the South-downs.
1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xlii. 215 He cannot even see it, but only smells its wild animal muskiness.
1893 T. H. Huxley Coll. Ess. II. v. 153 If I..distinctly remember blueness or muskiness, I may say with perfect propriety that I ‘think of’ blue or musk.
1934 Sci. Monthly July 35/2 Their [sc. rheas'] natural muskiness..is unpleasant in the extreme.
1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 30 Aug. (Westchester Weekly section) 35/1 Ravioli..filled with wild mushrooms bearing none of their characteristic woodland muskiness.
1994 Calgary (Alberta) Sun (Electronic ed.) 4 July h10 The earthy muskiness of the soil, clean fragrance of lawn clippings..these are the sensory elements that arouse the passionate gardener.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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