Fiddliness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being fiddly; complicated awkwardness. uncountable
"An acoustic guitarist of demonstrable skill she used to demonstrate it all the time when she played by herself, tapping or slapping the strings, using the heel of her hand, deftly fingerpicking — she turned a corner a few years ago, taking a few steps away from fiddliness."
Example
More examples"An acoustic guitarist of demonstrable skill she used to demonstrate it all the time when she played by herself, tapping or slapping the strings, using the heel of her hand, deftly fingerpicking — she turned a corner a few years ago, taking a few steps away from fiddliness."
Etymology
From fiddly + -ness.
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