- earthiness
- earthy ► ADJECTIVE (earthier, earthiest) 1) resembling or suggestive of soil. 2) direct and uninhibited, especially about sexual subjects or bodily functions.DERIVATIVES earthily adverb earthiness noun.
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Earthiness — Earth i*ness, n. The quality or state of being earthy, or of containing earth; hence, grossness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
earthiness — [ʉrth′ē nis] n. an earthy quality or state * * * See earthily. * * * … Universalium
earthiness — [ʉrth′ē nis] n. an earthy quality or state … English World dictionary
earthiness — noun see earthy … New Collegiate Dictionary
earthiness — noun a) The state of being earthy b) grossness … Wiktionary
earthiness — Synonyms and related words: Adam, Philistinism, animalism, animality, beastliness, bestiality, brutality, brutishness, carnal nature, carnal mindedness, carnality, coarseness, crassness, crudeness, crudity, down to earthness, earthliness, earthly … Moby Thesaurus
earthiness — earth·i·ness || ÉœËθɪnɪs n. quality of being earthy; earthliness … English contemporary dictionary
earthiness — earth·i·ness … English syllables
earthiness — /ˈɜθinəs/ (say ertheenuhs) noun 1. earthy nature or properties. 2. the quality of being down to earth or direct. 3. coarseness; crudity. 4. unrefined, straightforward sensuality, especially sexuality …
earthiness — thēnə̇s, thin sometimes th noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English erthynesse, from erthy earthy + nesse ness : the quality or state of being earthy: as a. : a real … Useful english dictionary
