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Dowdiness vs Downiness - What's the difference?

dowdiness | downiness |

As nouns the difference between dowdiness and downiness

is that dowdiness is the characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness while downiness is the quality of being downy.

dowdiness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness.

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    downiness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being downy.
    • (Webster 1913)