"owliness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From owly + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|owly|ness}} owly + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} owliness (uncountable)
  1. The condition of being an owl or having owllike characteristics. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (condition of being an owl or owl-like): owlishness
    Sense id: en-owliness-en-noun-6RQhyQEI Disambiguation of 'condition of being an owl or owl-like': 86 14
  2. The state of being in an ill temper; crankiness. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (state of being in an ill temper): crabbiness, crankiness, grumpiness, orneriness
    Sense id: en-owliness-en-noun-wmqdmEbb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'state of being in an ill temper': 5 95
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