Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The character of being ginger; niceness; delicacy; mincingness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Cautiousness; tenderness.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The quality of being ginger or cautious.

Etymologies

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ginger +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • But Cartman, being the lovable xenophobe he is, starts to embrace his “gingerness”, and begins a cult based exclusively on the purity of the ginger race.

    Speaking Of Hate Crimes… « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • But Cartman, being the lovable xenophobe he is, starts to embrace his “gingerness”, and begins a cult based exclusively on the purity of the ginger race.

    2008 November 24 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • Now I have to get his gingerness ready....the moody teenager in the making will eventually get herself ready but whether it will be for when we leave I have no idea.

    Archive 2008-03-01 Katy 2008

  • So it was also a bargain, and is keeping his gingerness very happy despite being quite floral, he seems to like it, he calls it 'pretty bag' - I think he's got excellent fabric taste already - hurrah!

    Archive 2008-04-01 Katy 2008

  • Now I have to get his gingerness ready....the moody teenager in the making will eventually get herself ready but whether it will be for when we leave I have no idea.

    Saturday Morning rush rush rush Katy 2008

  • So, thank you Gigi, I love him and so does his gingerness

    A wanderer returns.... Katy 2008

  • So it was also a bargain, and is keeping his gingerness very happy despite being quite floral, he seems to like it, he calls it 'pretty bag' - I think he's got excellent fabric taste already - hurrah!

    Drum Roll, Please........ Katy 2008

  • So, thank you Gigi, I love him and so does his gingerness

    Archive 2008-05-01 Katy 2008

  • But Brenna did not seem impressed by his gingerness with her person, and exercised no such restraint herself upon being set free.

    LADY of SKYE PATRICIA CABOT 2001

  • "It's a more sessionable version, less fiery if you like, because one of the things that came up in the test was that, although the gingerness is important, it's got to be a refreshing drink," says Cider of Sweden managing director Davin Nugent.

    Rss news feed for Morning Advertiser 2010

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