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fibrousness

/ˈfaɪbɹəsnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being fibrous.

Word Origin From Latin fibra 'fiber, filament' — a thread-like structure. Fibrous means 'full of fibers,' and fibrousness is the quality of being fibrous. The root fibr- gives us medical terms like fibrillation (a quivering of muscle fibers), fibroid (like fiber), and fibroblast (a cell that produces fibers). The suffix -ous means 'full of,' and -ness turns it into a noun: the state of being full of fibers.

noun The state or quality of being fibrous. countable

The fibrousness of the celery made it difficult to chew.

(名词) 纤维性

芹菜的纤维质使得它难以咀嚼。

(sustantivo) El estado o cualidad de ser fibroso.

La fibrosidad del apio hacía que fuera difícil de masticar.

(nom) caractère fibreux; nature fibreuse [Caractère de ce qui est fibreux, composé de fibres.]

La nature fibreuse du céleri le rendait difficile à mâcher.

(Substantiv) Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, faserig zu sein.

Die **fibrousness** des Selleries machte ihn schwer zu kauen.

(名詞) 繊維質である状態または性質。

セロリの繊維質のせいで、嚙み切るのが難しかった。

(substantivo) fibrosidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser fibroso.]

A fibrosidade do aipo tornava-o difícil de mastigar.

Synonyms: fiber stringiness threadiness coarseness roughness texture fibrillarity hairliness Antonyms: smoothness fineness softness pulpiness
Word parts: fibr + ous + ness

Related words

fibril fibrillation fibroid fibrosis fibrin

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