Definitions

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  • noun The quality of being polished.

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  • noun The quality of being polished.

Etymologies

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polished +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • The profusion of furniture was like a tumult; the redness and oakness and polishedness of furniture was a dizzying activity; and it was all overwhelmingly magnified by the laughter and singing about the piano.

    Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man Sinclair Lewis 1918

  • The profusion of furniture was like a tumult; the redness and oakness and polishedness of furniture was a dizzying activity; and it was all overwhelmingly magnified by the laughter and singing about the piano.

    Our Mr. Wrenn: The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man 1914

  • a tumult; the redness and oakness and polishedness of furniture was

    Our Mr. Wrenn 2004

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