"holeyness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From holey + -ness. Compare Middle English holynesse (“condition of having pores”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|holey|ness}} holey + -ness, {{cog|enm|holynesse|t=condition of having pores}} Middle English holynesse (“condition of having pores”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} holeyness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being holey. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-holeyness-en-noun-EzVUTRfX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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