"dottiness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dottinesses [plural]
Etymology: dotty + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dotty|ness}} dotty + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} dottiness (usually uncountable, plural dottinesses)
  1. The state of quality of being covered in dots. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-dottiness-en-noun-zuaOTPpP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 51 49
  2. The state or quality of being dotty, mildly insane or preoccupied. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-dottiness-en-noun-M1OBNnlZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dotty, dottily

Inflected forms

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