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crumbliness

crumbliness

7.5
How easily something breaks into small pieces
  • noun
  • /ˈkrʌmbliˌnəs/
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  • The crumbliness of the cake made it hard to serve neatly.

Examples

  • You don't want these to overcook as that will increase the crumbliness, which makes decorating difficult.

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  • I'd still like to know if the crumbliness and dryness that I get after mixing is okay or not?

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  • Would his crumbliness approve of your behavior?

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  • When baking, it's important to monitor the crumbliness of the dough to achieve the right texture.

  • The crumbliness of the cookie was a sign that it was perfectly baked.

Synonyms

brittleness
vscrumbliness
1 5.4

Hard and breaks easily, like glass

is more likely to break into small fragments rather than crack suddenly
friability
vscrumbliness
  • Specialized
9.9

How easily something breaks into small pieces or powder

is the general tendency to break into small fragments rather than fine powder
crumbling
vscrumbliness
3.9

The process of breaking into small pieces and falling apart

is the state of being easily broken into fragments rather than the action
mealiness
vscrumbliness
7.0

A dry, crumbly texture like fine powder in food

is about breaking into fragments rather than a specifically dry food texture

Antonyms

durability
22 3.8

The ability of something to last a long time without getting damaged

sturdiness
1 3.5

Being firm in your beliefs and not easily changed by others

How Crumbly

crumbliness
7.5
fragility
17 5.2

Surface Forms

crumbliness singular
crumblinesses plural

Morphology

crumbliness = crumbly (transparent) = crumble + y + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'crumbly' using '-ness' to denote the quality or state.

Etymology

Crumbliness comes from crumb and the verb crumble, where crumb is a small piece of bread and crumble means 'to break into small pieces'. So crumbliness is the quality of making lots of crumbs or of falling apart easily.