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bittiness

noun

Etymology

From bitty + -ness.

  1. derived from *bʰeyd-✻ — “to split”
  2. inherited from *bitô✻
  3. inherited from bita — “bit; fragment; morsel”
  4. inherited from bitte
  5. suffixed as bitty — “bit + y”
  6. suffixed as bittiness — “bitty + ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being bitty

    The quality of being bitty; fragmentedness.

    • Some may find the evening unsatisfying. The mobile-phone generation may love its bittiness. It reminded me of a bag of Revels—numerous flavours but a unifying quality, which starts to become a little de trop towards the end of the bag.

  2. The inclusion of material in paint or varnish films which disturbs the smooth uniformity…

    The inclusion of material in paint or varnish films which disturbs the smooth uniformity of the coating.

    • ‘Bittiness’ occurs when dirt is incorporated into the surface from the atmosphere or dirty tools, or if the paint is not properly strained.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bittiness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA