Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or character of being toothsome; pleasantness to the taste.

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  • noun The state or condition of being toothsome.

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  • noun extreme appetizingness

Etymologies

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toothsome +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • a feast that might vie in "toothsomeness" if not in elegance with the best ever elaborated by the celebrated caterer.

    Self-Raised Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859

  • Bring tomato mixture to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes, or until pasta is done to your degree of toothsomeness.

    Hot, Sweet Spaghetti Lindy 2006

  • I've noticed that the 2 free range chickens which I get each month from the neighbor of my CSA farmer, delivered one week each month with my vegs, have, in addition to excellent flavor, a welcome toothsomeness.

    Summerfood Lindy 2008

  • I've noticed that the 2 free range chickens which I get each month from the neighbor of my CSA farmer, delivered one week each month with my vegs, have, in addition to excellent flavor, a welcome toothsomeness.

    Partytime Lindy 2008

  • Bring tomato mixture to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes, or until pasta is done to your degree of toothsomeness.

    Great Plain Lindy 2008

  • Yet the lightness comes with no sacrifice of toothsomeness, if you know what I mean.

    Toast: Lindy 2006

  • The truth is, despite the toothsomeness of his campaign slogan, we are not yet the people we have been waiting for.

    Sam Harris: What Barack Obama Could Not (and Should Not) Say 2008

  • Bring tomato mixture to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes, or until pasta is done to your degree of toothsomeness.

    Toast: Lindy 2006

  • I've noticed that the 2 free range chickens which I get each month from the neighbor of my CSA farmer, delivered one week each month with my vegs, have, in addition to excellent flavor, a welcome toothsomeness.

    20th Century Food Lindy 2008

  • I've noticed that the 2 free range chickens which I get each month from the neighbor of my CSA farmer, delivered one week each month with my vegs, have, in addition to excellent flavor, a welcome toothsomeness.

    Lindy the Chicken Lindy 2008

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