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STEAMINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor
Synonyms:
haziness; mistiness; steaminess; vaporousness; vapourousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("steaminess" is a kind of...):
cloudiness; muddiness; murkiness (the quality of being cloudy)
Derivation:
steamy (filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist)