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soapiness

noun

Etymology

From soapy + -ness.

  1. derived from *seyb-✻
  2. inherited from *saipǭ✻
  3. inherited from *saipā✻
  4. inherited from sāpe — “soap, salve”
  5. inherited from sope
  6. suffixed as soapy — “soap + y”
  7. suffixed as soapiness — “soapy + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being soapy.

    • My new shampoo has a certain soapiness to it that makes it harder to wash out.
    • Certain kinds of water when mixed with only a very small quantity of soap immediately produce a lather, and the water acquires that peculiar feel to the hands known as soapiness. Such water is termed soft.

The neighborhood

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