DOWNINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A light softness

Synonyms:

downiness; featheriness; fluffiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("downiness" is a kind of...):

softness (the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded)

Derivation:

downy (covered with fine soft hairs or down)

downy (like down or as soft as down)