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threadiness

threadiness

8.6
A quality of being made of thin threads or long thin pieces
  • noun
  • /ˈθrɛdɪnəs/
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  • The threadiness of the yarn made it perfect for weaving delicate patterns.

Examples

  • The fabric's threadiness made it ideal for delicate garments.

  • The soup had an unusual threadiness because of the shredded chicken.

  • Artists often look for paper with the right threadiness to add texture to their work.

  • I noticed the threadiness of the material during my inspection.

  • The threadiness of the fabric made it suitable for delicate sewing projects.

  • He admired the threadiness of the spider's silk as it caught the morning light.

  • The artist captured the threadiness of the wool in her intricate tapestry.

Synonyms

fibrousness
vsthreadiness
7.6

A quality of having many long thin parts that makes something hard to chew or tough to eat

is narrower, focusing on thin filaments rather than general fibers
ropiness
vsthreadiness
9.2

A sticky quality that makes food form long thin strings

is about being made of thin filaments rather than being sticky and cohesive

Antonyms

bulkiness
1 3.9

Being large and hard to carry or move

How Threadlike

threadiness
8.6
fineness
1 5.3
thinness
1 3.3

Surface Forms

threadiness singular
threadinesses plural

Morphology

threadiness = thready (transparent) = thread + y + ness

Formation from 'thread' -> 'thready' -> 'threadiness' follows regular adjective and noun derivation and preserves the expected meaning.

Etymology

The word threadiness comes from the simple word thread meaning 'thin string' and the ending -ness that makes a word mean a 'quality' or state. So, threadiness means being like a thread, full of thin fibers or string-like lines, which is why we use it for yarn, textured paper, or even a soup that looks stringy.