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Flinty vs Flintiness - What's the difference?

flinty | flintiness |

As an adjective flinty

is resembling or containing flint.

As a noun flintiness is

the state or condition of being flinty.

flinty

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Resembling or containing flint.
  • siliceous (including basanite)
    • flinty''' rock; '''flinty slate
  • Showing a lack of emotion.
  • Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.

    • flintiness

    English

    Noun

    (flintinesses)
  • The state or condition of being flinty.