paperiness
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paperiness — ˈpāp(ə)rēnə̇s, rin noun ( es) Etymology: papery + ness : the condition of being papery the whole plant is of a dry paperiness, like the everlastings M.B.Eldershaw … Useful english dictionary
paperiness — noun see papery … New Collegiate Dictionary
paperiness — See papery. * * * … Universalium
paperiness — pa·per·i·ness … English syllables
papery — paperiness, n. /pay peuh ree/, adj. like paper; thin or flimsy: the papery petals of the narcissus. [1620 30; PAPER + Y1] * * * … Universalium
papery — adjective Date: 1627 resembling paper in thinness or consistency < papery leaves > < papery silk > • paperiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
papery — adjective being like paper See Also: paperiness … Wiktionary
airiness — Synonyms and related words: Prospero, airy nothing, airy texture, appearance, ascent, attenuation, bodilessness, bounce, breeziness, bubbliness, buoyancy, carefreeness, chirpiness, daintiness, debonairness, delicacy, delusiveness, diaphanousness … Moby Thesaurus
delicacy — Synonyms and related words: absoluteness, accommodatingness, accuracy, acquired taste, affectivity, agreeableness, airiness, airy texture, allergy, ambrosia, amiable weakness, anaphylaxis, appreciation, appreciation of differences, appreciation… … Moby Thesaurus
exiguity — Synonyms and related words: Lenten fare, airiness, airy texture, attenuation, austerity, chinchiness, chintziness, daintiness, delicacy, diaphanousness, dilutedness, dilution, diminutiveness, ethereality, exiguousness, exility, fewness, fineness … Moby Thesaurus
