"vinosity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vinosities [plural]
Etymology: vino(u)s + -ity, from Latin vinositas: compare French vinosité. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vinous|ity|alt1=vino(u)s}} vino(u)s + -ity, {{der|en|la|vinositas}} Latin vinositas, {{cog|fr|vinosité}} French vinosité Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} vinosity (usually uncountable, plural vinosities)
  1. The quality or state of being vinous, or of having some essential characteristic of wine. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-vinosity-en-noun-l4RiIWKj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

Inflected forms

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