ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Owliness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Owliness is a noun meaning The condition of being an owl or having owllike characteristics.

Meaning

The condition of being an owl or having owllike characteristics.

More Meanings

  1. The state of being in an ill temper; crankiness.

Example Sentences

Like Monty had told us, I thought about the "qualities" of owliness. My wise nature. Where my home might be. What I would have for supper. Mouse, I fancied.
The teams obviously studied at the Hatfield-McCoy school of diplomacy and graduating at the top of his class in owliness was Eston playing-coach Don Sasser.

Synonyms for owliness

Depending on context, synonyms include owlishness, crabbiness, crankiness, grumpiness, orneriness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include owlishness, jowliness, wolfiness, eyedness, owedness, woolliness.

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