ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Taperness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Taperness is a noun meaning The quality or state of being tapered; tapering form.

Meaning

The quality or state of being tapered; tapering form.

Example Sentences

written a. 1763, William Shenstone, "On Taste", collected in Essays on Men and Manners A Corinthian pillar has some beauty dependent on its variety and smoothness; which I would call absolute; it has also a relative beauty, dependent on its taperness and foliage

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include trimness, trepidness, tanness, threadiness, tautness, tensibility.

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