different between powderiness vs powdery

English

Etymology

From powdery +? -ness.

Noun

powderiness (uncountable)

1. The state or characteristic of being powdery
   • 1988, S. A. Corbet et al., "Vibratory Pollen Collection and Flower Form," Functional Ecology, vol. 2, no. 2, p. 154:

     Pollen powderiness: Anthers of Actinidia released their pollen as a cloud of individual separate grains.

Synonyms

• pulverulence

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References

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English

Etymology

powder +? -y

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?pa?d??i/

Adjective

powdery (comparative more powdery, superlative most powdery)

1. Of or pertaining to powder.
   • 1872, Mark Twain, Roughing It, ch. 21,

     We were plowing through great deeps of powdery alkali dust that rose in thick clouds and floated across the plain like smoke from a burning house. We were coated with it like millers; so were the coach, the mules, the mail-bags, the driver—we and the sage-brush and the other scenery were all one monotonous color.

Related terms

• powderiness
• powderily

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