What does "mossiness" mean?

The state or condition of being mossy.

What is a synonym for "mossiness"?

Common synonyms include: hoariness, muscosity.

Mossiness

noun

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Noun

1
The state or condition of being mossy. uncountable, usually
"Common Moss, very common and running wild about old cabins, attaining new heights of bush, greater bloom, and marvelous mossiness when in the right location […]"

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hoariness muscosity

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"Common Moss, very common and running wild about old cabins, attaining new heights of bush, greater bloom, and marvelous mossiness when in the right location […]"

Etymology

From mossy + -ness.

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