Clayeyness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being clayey. uncountable
"[…] it destroys acidity already in the soil, and prevents the evolution of more from stagnant water; it corrects excessive sandiness by its clay, and excessive clayeyness by its sand […]"
- 2 The quality of being composed of clay. wordnet
- 3 The quality of resembling clay, i.e. in thickness or consistency. wordnet
Example
More examples"[…] it destroys acidity already in the soil, and prevents the evolution of more from stagnant water; it corrects excessive sandiness by its clay, and excessive clayeyness by its sand […]"
Etymology
From clayey + -ness.
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