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downness

9.3

Soft, fine feathers or fur on a young animal

noun
/ˈdaʊn.nəs/

: pluma

The downness of the pillow made it incredibly comfortable for sleeping.

Examples

The blanket's downness provided warmth and a sense of coziness during the chilly night.
He admired the downness of the duck's feathers as they shimmered in the sunlight.
It's not because downness is embedded in the laws of physics.
It's not because downness is embedded in the laws of physics.

Synonyms

down

vsdownness

34 4.8

Soft, fine feathers on young birds and under adult feathers

is about being covered with soft fine feathers or fuzz rather than the material itself

goose down

vsdownness

3 3.8

Soft fine feathers from under a goose used as warm filling

means the general state of being covered with soft fine feathers or fuzz

featheriness

vsdownness

1 7.4

A quality that is light and soft like a feather

focuses on being covered with soft fine feathers or fuzz specifically rather than general lightness

fluffiness

vsdownness

1 1.0

A soft, light, airy feel like fresh whipped cream or a furry pillow

centers on being covered with fine feathers or fuzz instead of loose fibers

downiness

vsdownness

5.3

A soft, light feeling like fine bird feathers

is the state of being covered with soft fine feathers or fuzz

swan's down

vsdownness

8.2

Soft fine feathers under a swan's outer feathers used to fill clothes or bedding

applies generally to being covered with soft fine feathers or fuzz

swansdown

vsdownness

Archaic

8.6

A very small soft feather from a swan that often floats in the air

describes the overall quality of being covered with soft fine fuzz rather than a small piece

duck down

vsdownness

2.8

Soft fine feathers from a duck used to fill warm bedding and clothing

is the general quality of being covered with soft fine fuzz rather than a species source

furriness

vsdownness

3.7

A soft, fuzzy covering on an animal or piece of cloth

refers to featherlike covering or fine fuzz rather than fur

Surface Forms

downness singular

downnesses plural

Morphology

downness = down (transparent) = down + ness

Formed from the noun 'down' plus '-ness' to indicate the quality or state of being covered with or like down; meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word downness also comes from down, the name for very soft, fine feathers found on baby birds and used in pillows and jackets, which means 'soft feathers'. So, downness is the quality of being soft and fluffy like those feathers.