wateriness

noun

wa·​ter·​i·​ness ˈwȯ|tərēnə̇s 

ˈwä|, 

|tər-, 

-rin-

plural -es

1

obsolete

a

: watery matter in a substance

b

: watery secretion

2

: the condition of being watery

the wateriness of Venice

: such as

a

: the condition of being too thin, sodden, or insipid because of the presence of excessive water

a soup tasteless because of wateriness

the wateriness of blood once supposed to affect malaria victims

b

: the condition of lacking solid substance as if diluted with water

a flimsy composition with a deadly wateriness of style

Word History

Etymology

Middle English watrinesse, from watery, watry watery + -nesse -ness

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