Smokiness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being smoky. uncountable

    "Then we pass through Bebington station, and, entering a cutting, become aware of the usual signs of approach to an urban area—buildings closing in, an all-round increase in smokiness, and the application of brakes."

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dullnessgraygreyhaze

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"Then we pass through Bebington station, and, entering a cutting, become aware of the usual signs of approach to an urban area—buildings closing in, an all-round increase in smokiness, and the application of brakes."

Etymology

From smoky + -ness.

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