noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state or quality of being soapy. uncountable

   "My new shampoo has a certain soapiness to it that makes it harder to wash out."

2. 2
   the quality of being soap or being covered with soap wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

greasiness

Example

More examples

"My new shampoo has a certain soapiness to it that makes it harder to wash out."

Etymology

From soapy + -ness.

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