Featherlessness

/ˈfeðərləsnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or condition of being without feathers; the state of lacking feathers or plumage.

Etymology

Abstract noun formed from 'featherless' by adding '-ness,' creating a noun that describes the quality of being featherless.

Kelly Says

Stacking suffixes like this—'feather' + '-less' + '-ness'—is completely normal in English, but it creates wonderfully long and specific words. This triple-stacked word means 'the quality of not having feathers,' but you understood it instantly.

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