Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The character of being resinous.

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

  • noun The quality of being resinous.

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  • noun The quality of being resinous.

Etymologies

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resinous +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • I love the interplay of the sweeter ginger and sharper, more fiery coriander in the beginning, and the way spices enliven the dry resinousness of cedar and elemi.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Marina Geigert 2009

  • I love the interplay of the sweeter ginger and sharper, more fiery coriander in the beginning, and the way spices enliven the dry resinousness of cedar and elemi.

    L'Eau Par Kenzo Eau Indigo Pour Homme Marina Geigert 2009

  • This is to me everything that Santa Maria Novello's Nostalgia should have been and wasn't: it has the indolent leather and slightly brittle metallic tang that makes me think of a vintage sports car, along with a really great animal note, that along with benzoin and a slightly sweet resinousness that makes me imagine the hottie mechanic that keeps it running.

    Archive 2007-02-01 Marina Geigert 2007

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