dowdiness
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dowdiness — dowdy ► ADJECTIVE (dowdier, dowdiest) ▪ (especially of a woman) unfashionable and dull in appearance. DERIVATIVES dowdily adverb dowdiness noun … English terms dictionary
Dowdiness — Dowdy Dow dy, a. [Compar. {Dowdier}; superl. {Dowdiest}.] [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.] Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar looking. {Dow di*ly}, adv. {Dow di*ness},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dowdiness — noun see dowdy II … New Collegiate Dictionary
dowdiness — See dowdily. * * * … Universalium
dowdiness — dow·di·ness || daÊŠdɪnɪs n. state of not being stylish, old fashionedness; sloppiness, slovenliness … English contemporary dictionary
dowdiness — dowd·i·ness … English syllables
dowdiness — noun having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance • Syn: ↑drabness, ↑homeliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑homely (for: ↑homeliness), ↑drab (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drabness — noun having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance • Syn: ↑dowdiness, ↑homeliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑homely (for: ↑homeliness), ↑drab, ↑dowdy … Useful english dictionary
homeliness — noun 1. having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance • Syn: ↑dowdiness, ↑drabness • Derivationally related forms: ↑homely, ↑drab (for: ↑drabness), ↑dowdy … Useful english dictionary
dowdy — I. noun (plural dowdies) Etymology: diminutive of dowd dowdy, from Middle English doude Date: 1581 archaic a dowdy woman II. adjective (dowdier; est) Date: 1676 1. no … New Collegiate Dictionary
