Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mattness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mat-tness
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of having a matte finish; lack of gloss.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To the best of the author's knowledge, the measurement of mattness or gloss has not been done 'on-line'."
"A leather look and deep mattness but also high scratch resistance and good chemical resistance were included in the product requirement profile."
"Purdy and Krehbiel (1907) found that manganese gave the best effects, zinc gave good crystals in local areas, while titania tends to mattness, producing crystals that are small and evenly distributed throughout the mass."

Etymology

From matte + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

matteness (alternative)

Questions

What does mattness mean?: The quality of having a matte finish; lack of gloss.
Where does mattness come from?: From matte + -ness.

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