spruceness
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Spruceness — Spruce Spruce (spr[udd]s), a. [Compar. {Sprucer} (spr[udd] s[ e]r); superl. {Sprucest} (spr[udd] s[e^]st).] [Perhaps fr. spruce a sort of leather from Prussia, which was an article of finery. See {Spruce}, n.] 1. Neat, without elegance or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spruceness — noun see spruce II … New Collegiate Dictionary
spruceness — See sprucely. * * * … Universalium
spruceness — spruce·ness || spruËsnɪs n. neatness; being clean and trim and smart … English contemporary dictionary
spruceness — spruce·ness … English syllables
spruceness — noun the state of being neat and smart and trim • Syn: ↑neatness • Derivationally related forms: ↑spruce • Hypernyms: ↑tidiness • Hyponyms: ↑trim, ↑trimness … Useful english dictionary
neatness — noun 1. the state of being neat and smart and trim • Syn: ↑spruceness • Derivationally related forms: ↑spruce (for: ↑spruceness) • Hypernyms: ↑tidiness … Useful english dictionary
Gemminess — Gem mi*ness, n. The state or quality of being gemmy; spruceness; smartness … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jemminess — Jem mi*ness, n. Spruceness. [Slang, Eng.] Pegge (1814). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pickedness — Pick ed*ness, n. 1. The state of being sharpened; pointedness. [1913 Webster] 2. Fineness; spruceness; smartness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Too much pickedness is not manly. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
