dustiness
- noun
- /ˈdʌstɪnəs/
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- After the winds blew through the old barn, the dustiness of the air made it hard to breathe.
Examples
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So we got this beautiful Mauvy rosy dustiness happening here.
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And also the colour is really pure colour, so there isn't any of that dustiness that you can get with some eye shadows.
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"...then was the dustiness of the floor, "the feeling that the clothes "were more next to her than on her, "and the sudden realization that this would all be for nothing."
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This is a beautiful shade of green, and the shimmer really gives it a very unique touch, like a shimmery dustiness to the base color.
Blog text (8) -
However, based on the nature of their work, the absence of occupational hygiene measures, and our observations of the dustiness of the workplaces, most children were probably exposed above occupational limits.
Academic text (2012) -
But before then: nine days of holidays, and at the end of the month come Kiev Days, a three-day street party when the chestnuts are in full bloom, before the deep green of spring fades into the dustiness of summer.
Fiction book (1999) -
Most sightings revolve around vehicles of various shapes and sizes with varying degrees of dustiness and thereby unrevealed colors and hues, and the people moving in and out of them and around them.
Blog text (16) -
The dustiness of the neglected attic revealed years of accumulated dust and forgotten memories.
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Despite the dustiness of the desert landscape, the vibrant colors of the cacti stood out beautifully.
Synonyms
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Not being clean because it has mud, dust or stains
A very soft, dry feeling like fine dust on a surface
A dirty or dull look that makes something seem old
How Dusty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dustiness comes from the simple word dust, meaning 'fine dry particles', plus the ending -iness, meaning 'the state or quality' of something. So dustiness means the 'state or quality of being dusty', which is why we use it for places or things covered in dust.