"ickiness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ickinesses [plural]
Etymology: From icky + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|icky|ness}} icky + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ickiness (countable and uncountable, plural ickinesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or condition of being icky. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ickiness-en-noun-BZU6BJ02 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. (countable) Something that is icky. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-ickiness-en-noun-VFdmRGHB

Inflected forms

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