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Meaning of taperness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The quality or state of being tapered; tapering form.

uncountable

Examples

“written a. 1763, William Shenstone, "On Taste", collected in Essays on Men and Manners A Corinthian pillar has some beauty dependent on its variety and smoothness; which I would call absolute; it has also a relative beauty, dependent on its taperness and foliage”

CEFR level

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

Tapers taperstick tapertail Tapes tapescript tapespondence

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