"duckiness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: ducky + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ducky|ness}} ducky + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} duckiness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being like a duck (the aquatic bird). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-duckiness-en-noun-yF1IxtkL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 72 28
  2. (slang, archaic) The quality of being fine or good; excellence. Tags: archaic, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-duckiness-en-noun-bavTOJG-

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