"clumpiness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clumpinesses [plural]
Etymology: clumpy + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clumpy|ness}} clumpy + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clumpiness (countable and uncountable, plural clumpinesses)
  1. (uncountable) The condition of being clumpy Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-clumpiness-en-noun-znM7qynQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. (countable) A clump Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-clumpiness-en-noun-0KFmZ95H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 42 58

Inflected forms

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