Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flushiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flushi-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being flushy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On soft cushion maternal He pillows the head / Of the babe, to sleep hush’d, in its flushiness glowing, / Tints the snows of its cheek with blush-rose diap’rèd: […]"
"Terebinthina. Towards end of second week bright-red tongue, smooth and glossy, as if deprived of its papillæ; vertigo, fulness, and flushiness of face; […]"
"The cold is both contagious and infectious. It is a germ that attacks the mucous membranes of nasal passages or throat. Often it is preceded by the feeling of flushiness or cold sensations, and by spasmodic reactions in the mucous membranes of the nasal passages."

Etymology

From flushy + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: flushy

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

blushiness blushingness flushedness

Questions

What does flushiness mean?: The quality of being flushy.
Where does flushiness come from?: From flushy + -ness.

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