Boneyness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Rare spelling of boniness. alt-of, rare, uncountable
"His Stature is rather tall than ſhort; his Shape is the moſt exact that can be, nothing was ever more juſtly proportion’d; and though he cannot be call’d fat, he is plump enough not to have any Thing of that Boneyneſs which renders the Lean ſo diſagreeable; […]"
Example
More examples"His Stature is rather tall than ſhort; his Shape is the moſt exact that can be, nothing was ever more juſtly proportion’d; and though he cannot be call’d fat, he is plump enough not to have any Thing of that Boneyneſs which renders the Lean ſo diſagreeable; […]"
Etymology
From boney + -ness.
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