🧵 Visible joins 😒 Moral ugliness

seaminess

8.4

Visible lines where pieces of cloth join

noun
/ˈsiːmiːnəs/

: costura

The tailor tried to hide the seaminess of the repaired jacket, but the lines were still visible.

Examples

The seaminess of the fabric was apparent in the sunlight.
After years of use, the seaminess of the sofa became more noticeable along the edges.
The seaminess of the handmade quilt gave it a unique and rustic charm.
I noticed the seaminess of her dress during the fashion show.
The seaminess of the handmade quilt gave it a unique and rustic charm.
After years of use, the seaminess of the sofa became more noticeable along the edges.
I noticed the seaminess of her dress during the fashion show.

Antonyms

continuity

52 4.7

A situation where things stay the same or keep happening without big changes

smoothness

1 2.6

How something works without pauses or problems

How Seamed

seaminess

8.4

smoothness

5 1.9

Surface Forms

seaminess singular

seaminesses plural

Morphology

seaminess = seamy (transparent) = seam + y + ness

For the textile sense, 'seam' + '-y' (having seams) -> 'seamy', and adding '-ness' yields the straightforward quality 'having seams'.

Etymology

Seaminess comes from seam 'a line where two pieces are joined' and the ending -ness meaning 'quality', so it can mean the state of having visible seams or joins. That's why you can talk about the seaminess of a quilt or a repaired jacket when the stitching is easy to see.