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🥔 Dry, crumbly texture 🗣️ Insincere speech
mealiness

mealiness

7.0
A dry, crumbly texture like fine powder in food
  • noun
  • /ˈmiːlɪnəs/
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  • Despite its rich flavor, the cake suffered from a mealiness that detracted from its texture.

Examples

  • The pie had a pleasant mealiness that made it feel light and fluffy.

  • I'm willing to sacrifice a few few smaller pairs for getting more of them and the no mealiness is a huge winner in my opinion.

  • The chef warned that overcooking the chicken could result in a mealiness that would ruin the dish.

Synonyms

flouriness
vsmealiness
7.8

A soft, fine, powdery feel like baking powder

is coarser and breaks into small fragments rather than being very fine
powderiness
vsmealiness
7.6

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

is coarser and more brittle, showing grainy dryness rather than very fine texture
crumbliness
vsmealiness
7.5

How easily something breaks into small pieces

is drier and forms grainy bits or powder instead of just breaking

Antonyms

moistness
1 1.1

A slight wetness on a surface or in the air

How Mealy

mealiness
7.0
crumbly
7 3.0
smoothness
5 1.9

Surface Forms

mealiness singular
mealinesses plural

Morphology

mealiness = mealy (transparent) = meal + y + ness

The noun is clearly formed by adding -ness to the adjective 'mealy' (mealy = 'resembling meal'), so the texture-related meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Mealiness comes from meal, the word for ground grain or powder, and from mealy, which means 'like powder' or 'crumbly'. So mealiness describes food that is dry and breaks into small bits, like a potato or apple that is good for mashing.