dowdiness
1dowdiness — dowdy ► ADJECTIVE (dowdier, dowdiest) ▪ (especially of a woman) unfashionable and dull in appearance. DERIVATIVES dowdily adverb dowdiness noun …
2Dowdiness — Dowdy Dow dy, a. [Compar. {Dowdier}; superl. {Dowdiest}.] [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.] Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar looking. {Dow di*ly}, adv. {Dow di*ness},… …
3dowdiness — noun see dowdy II …
4dowdiness — See dowdily. * * * …
5dowdiness — noun The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness …
6dowdiness — dow·di·ness || daÊŠdɪnɪs n. state of not being stylish, old fashionedness; sloppiness, slovenliness …
7dowdiness — dowd·i·ness …
8dowdiness — noun having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance • Syn: ↑drabness, ↑homeliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑homely (for: ↑homeliness), ↑drab (for: ↑ …
9drabness — noun having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance • Syn: ↑dowdiness, ↑homeliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑homely (for: ↑homeliness), ↑drab, ↑dowdy …
10homeliness — noun 1. having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance • Syn: ↑dowdiness, ↑drabness • Derivationally related forms: ↑homely, ↑drab (for: ↑drabness), ↑dowdy …