"mossiness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mossinesses [plural]
Etymology: mossy + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mossy|ness}} mossy + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} mossiness (usually uncountable, plural mossinesses)
  1. The state or condition of being mossy. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: muscosity
    Sense id: en-mossiness-en-noun-rwxvt2Yb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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