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  1. n. The state or quality of being foamy.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the property of being foamy

Examples

  • “He reports Carr, three beers into an evening, as experiencing "a pleasant foaminess somewhere around his forebrain" and says Carr's melancholy relationships with women have "the feel of a beach in midwinter.”

    The Wall Street Journal: In Brief: Mystery

  • “We can break the beer's foaminess into three components: head formation, head retention and head stability.”

    Archive 2008-02-01

  • “Yes, well now I have a cardboard toilet paper roll stuck somewhere in my pipes as well as a wire hanger sticking halfway out, all covered in a blue foaminess.”

    toastcrumbs Diary Entry

  • “Similarly, when the dry crystals of citric or malic acid and sodium bicarbonate in a candy are moistened together in the mouth, they react and form bubbles of carbon dioxide that provide the sensation of tartness and prickly foaminess.”

    Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

  • “It was quite true, though we at first thought that we must be under shelter of the land; the wind was sinking fast, and the waves lost their fierce foaminess.”

    Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore

  • “Lemon pudding cake is a cloud on the tongue dissolving into sweet foaminess.”

    The Clog

  • “Though I gotta admit, the foaminess of his storage crate looks makes it a pretty solid resting place.”

    Gizmodo

  • “Combine all ingredients with immersion blender, then transfer to stand mixer and whip on medium-high until maximum foaminess is achieved.”

    Eat Foo

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‘foaminess’ has been looked up 194 times, and has a Scrabble score of 14.