- leaf|i|ness
- leaf|i|ness «LEE fee nihs», noun.leafy condition.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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leaf´less|ness — leaf|less «LEEF lihs», adjective. having no leaves: »the leafless trees of winter. –leaf´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
leaf|less — «LEEF lihs», adjective. having no leaves: »the leafless trees of winter. –leaf´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
leaf — arrow·leaf; dis·leaf; leaf·age; leaf; leaf·er; leaf·ery; leaf·i·ness; leaf·it; leaf·less; un·leaf; in·ter·leaf; leaf·let; leaf·less·ness; leaf·le·teer; … English syllables
Fig leaf — A fig leaf is the covering up of an act or an object that is embarrassing or disagreeable. The term is a metaphorical reference to the Biblical Book of Genesis, in which Adam and Eve used fig leaves to cover their nakedness after eating the fruit … Wikipedia
sim´ple|ness — sim|ple «SIHM puhl», adjective, pler, plest, noun. –adj. 1. easy to do, understand, use, solve, or the like: »a simple problem, a simple explanation, a simple task. This book is in simple language. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under easy. (Cf. ↑easy) 2.… … Useful english dictionary
di|vid´ed|ness — di|vid|ed «duh VY dihd», adjective. 1. separated. 2. disagreeing in feeling, opinion, etc.: »Divided and tumultuous assemblies (Macaulay). A divided court, and a discontented people (Edward Gibbon). 3. having a partition or dividing strip between … Useful english dictionary
e|rect´ness — e|rect «ih REHKT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. straight up; not tipping or bending; upright: »an erect tree. A telephone pole stands erect. A soldier holds his body erect. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under upright. (Cf. ↑upright) 2. raised or directed… … Useful english dictionary
in´vo|lute|ness — in|vo|lute «IHN vuh loot», adjective, noun, verb, lut|ed, lut|ing. –adj. 1. involved; intricate: »the possible moves [in chess] being not only manifold, but involute (Edgar Allan Poe) … Useful english dictionary
ob|lique´ness — ob|lique «uh BLEEK, BLYK», adjective, adverb, verb, liqued, liqu|ing, noun. –adj. 1. not straight up and down; not straight across; slanting: »This terrace or garden…took an oblique view of the open sea (Thomas L. Peacock). Upon others we can… … Useful english dictionary
