Definition
The quality of being dressy; the degree to which clothing is formal, elegant, or fashionable.
Etymology
From 'dressy' (stylish or formal) with the abstract noun suffix '-ness,' which converts adjectives into nouns representing the quality itself.
Kelly Says
'-ness' is the most productive suffix in English for creating abstract nouns—'dressiness' is just one of thousands of abstract qualities we can name by adding '-ness,' making English incredibly flexible for discussing subtle differences in meaning.
Translations
ARالعربية
الأنوثة
al-an-utha
CACatalà
elegància
eh-leh-gan-tsee-a
CSČeština
elegancia
eh-leh-gan-tsee-a
DADansk
elegance
eh-leh-gan-s
DEDeutsch
Eleganz
eh-leh-ganz
ELΕλληνικά
κομψότητα
kompso-to-tee
ESEspañol
elegancia
eh-leh-gan-tsee-a
FISuomi
elegancia
eh-leh-gan-tsee-a
FRFrançais
élégance
eh-leh-gan-s
HAHA
al'auranci
al-au-ran-tsee
HUMagyar
elegancia
eh-leh-gan-tsee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesang
ke-sang
ITItaliano
eleganza
eh-leh-gan-tsee-a
JA日本語
エレガントさ
e-re-ga-n-to-sa
MSBahasa Melayu
kesang
ke-sang
NLNederlands
elegance
eh-leh-gan-s
NONorsk
elegance
eh-leh-gan-s
PLPolski
elegancja
eh-leh-gan-tsee-a
PTPortuguês
elegância
eh-leh-gan-tsee-a
RORomână
eleganță
eh-leh-gan-tza
RUРусский
элегантность
eh-leh-gan-tnost
SVSvenska
elegans
eh-leh-gans
TEతెలుగు
నీలిగం
nee-lee-ga-m
THไทย
ความหรูหรา
kwan ruu-hraa
TLTL
elegante
eh-leh-gan-teh
UKУкраїнська
елегантність
eh-leh-gan-t-nist
VITiếng Việt
sang trọng
sang trong
ZUZU
ngiyisifani
ngee-yee-si-fa-nee