bushiness

1 4.1

Thick, full growth of leaves or hair like a bush

noun
/ˈbʊʃiˌnəs/

: espesor

He looked like a weary gladiator, this man she loved, she decided as she absorbed everything about his face from the bushiness of his black eyebrows and the bump in the bridge of the harsh blade.

Examples

The bushiness of the shrub provided excellent shelter for the small birds during the storm.
And this is just I mean, the side growth, the bushiness on this is just ridiculous and it's just super woody.
He was quite bald, yet, owing to the bushiness of his eyebrows, the thick black hair on the backs of his hands and wrists, and a beard that must have required shaving twice daily, he gave the impression of hairiness.

Fiction book (1990)
To encourage bushiness, regularly pinch back the growing tips of your plants.
The garden bloomed with flowers, showcasing the vibrant bushiness of the lush greenery.

Antonyms

baldness

17 3.2

Little or no hair on the top of the head

sparsity

1 7.6

A small number or amount spread far apart

How Bushy

overgrowth

2 5.2

lushness

1 4.4

bushiness

1 4.1

density

44 4.2

sparsity

1 7.6

Surface Forms

bushiness singular

bushinesses plural

Morphology

bushiness = bushy (transparent) = bush + y + ness

Formed by standard derivation: 'bush' -> 'bushy' (adj) -> 'bushiness' (noun), so meaning follows expected morphological operations.

Etymology

Bushiness comes from bush meaning 'a small tree or clump of plants' and the ending -ness which names a state. So, bushiness is the state of being full, thick, or looking like a bush.