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fibrousness.

Noun
General
MEANING

A texture or structure made of or resembling many thin strands.

Use it for

thin strands visible in a torn surface; plant tissue that separates into threads; a material whose texture is strand-like rather than smooth

Words that belong together

  • the fibrousness of a stem
  • the fibrousness of a material

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The fibrousness of the stalk made it difficult to cut cleanly.

Nearby words

stringiness (when strands are distinct)
Word forms
Base
fibrousness

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.

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