"dowdiness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dowdinesses [plural]
Etymology: From dowdy + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dowdy|ness}} dowdy + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} dowdiness (usually uncountable, plural dowdinesses)
  1. The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-dowdiness-en-noun-82W4HQ0x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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