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Prickliness

Noun CEFR C1
ˈpɹɪklɪnəs

Definitions

The state or quality of being prickly.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Italianospinosità
Русскийколючесть
العربيةالشّائك
2 more languages

Examples

“The sharp prickliness of its finnes.”
“A Thistle…assuming a new Form⟳, and without any prickliness.”
“Closer inspection disclosed the furious and impossible prickliness of their surface.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Prickling pricklouse Prickly prickly ash prickly chaff flower prickly hakea

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