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Meaning of holeyness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The quality of being holey.

uncountable

Examples

“[…] the final rags soaked well, then washed by hand to scrub and scrub until the fabric died of holeyness.”
“But no topologist, however accomplished, can separate a doughnut from its hole. So holeyness is a topological property.”
“After my dishcloths attain holeyness, I give them a decent burial in my compost pile.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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