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flouriness

flouriness

7.8
A soft, fine, powdery feel like baking powder
  • noun
  • /ˈflaʊərɪnəs/
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  • I love the flouriness of freshly baked bread.

Examples

  • Some people dislike the flouriness found in processed potatoes compared to waxier types.

  • The flouriness of the cake made it very light.

  • She checked the flouriness of the powder to ensure it would mix evenly into the sauce.

  • The flouriness of the cake's surface was a result of the excess dusting before baking.

  • She checked the flouriness of the powder to ensure it would mix evenly into the sauce.

  • The flouriness of the cake's surface was a result of the excess dusting before baking.

  • I love the flouriness of freshly baked bread.

Synonyms

powderiness
vsflouriness
7.6

A very soft, dry feeling like fine dust on a surface

is softer and less dusty, like milled grain powder
fine-grained texture
vsflouriness
3.9

A surface made of very small, closely packed grains that feels smooth

is about soft, loose powder rather than compact particle surface
mealiness
vsflouriness
7.0

A dry, crumbly texture like fine powder in food

is softer and less dry, more fluffy than crumbly powder
chalkiness
vsflouriness
6.7

A dry, powdery feeling or taste that leaves a dusty residue

is milder and soft, not hard or leaving a dry residue

Antonyms

4 3.4

The way a surface feels when it is not smooth

A rough texture that is not smooth

How Powdery

flouriness
7.8
dustiness
2.8

Surface Forms

flouriness singular
flourinesses plural

Morphology

flouriness = flour (transparent) = flour + iness

The suffix '-iness' is a standard way to form a noun indicating a quality or condition from an adjective or noun.

Etymology

Flouriness starts with flour plus the ending -iness that makes it a quality. Flour came from an old word meaning 'flower' or 'the finest part' of the grain, so flouriness means having the soft, powdery quality of flour.