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[ waw-tuh-ree-nis, wot-uh- ] / ˈwɔ tə ri nɪs, ˈwɒt ə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wateriness ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe state or condition of being watery or diluted. Origin of waterinessMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at watery, -ness Words nearby waterinessWaterhouse, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, water hyacinth, water ice, water-inch, wateriness, watering, watering can, watering hole, watering place, watering pot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waterinessHis tone was so dejected that I felt a sinking at my heart, a scratchiness in my nose and a wateriness in my eyes. The Belovd Vagabond|William J. Locke But the fatal defects of the poetry then produced was triviality and the "wateriness" of its style. The Youth of Goethe|Peter Hume Brown The habits of exhibiting these phenomena, in conjunction with certain other habits, make up the aquosity or wateriness of water. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics|William Thomas Thornton When broken up, the starter should be of a smooth creamy texture and entirely free from lumpiness or wateriness. The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
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