draftiness
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈdræftɪnəs/
- US
- During the winter months, the old windows often caused a sense of draftiness in the living room.
Examples
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Next summer, you can take your time and scrape, caulk, glaze, and paint the big windows, and it will make a big difference with the draftiness.
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For many of us, we live in homes constructed before 1980 and face shorter days and longer nights filled with cold air outside and sometimes a feeling of draftiness on the inside.
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The Logodaedalian Club was renowned for three things: the zest of its cuisine, the draftiness of its common rooms, and the verbal wit of its leading members.
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To reduce draftiness, we had to install weatherstripping along the doors and windows.
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The draftiness in the office made it uncomfortable to work without wearing a jacket.
Synonyms
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3.1
A small flow of cold air that moves through a room or fireplace
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3.6
How cold the air feels when the wind blows
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1.0
A feeling or condition of low temperature
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1.0
A light, pleasant cold in the air or shade
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1.6
A slight cold feeling in the air or on your body
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7.1
Extreme cold that makes you shiver
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5.5
Very cold temperature or lack of warmth
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Draftiness comes from draft, which means a 'current of air', like cold air coming in through a gap in a window. So draftiness is the quality of a place having cold air moving through it.