Tweediness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)

an informal, homely, outdoor look characteristic of those who wear tweeds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/twˈiːdinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/twˈiːdinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/twˈiːdinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /twˈiːdinəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coarseness nubbiness

Word Forms

coarse	adjective	of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
nubby	adjective	of textiles; having a rough surface
tweedy	adjective	of textiles; having a rough surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tweedigkeit

Lockerheit oder Rauheit in der Textur (wie bei Stoff)

🇫🇷French

tweed

relâchement ou rugosité de la texture (comme celle du tissu)

🇪🇸Spanish

tweed

holgura o rugosidad en la textura (como la de una tela)

🇮🇹Italian

tweed

allentamento o ruvidità nella trama (come del tessuto)

🇳🇱Dutch

tweedigheid

losheid of ruwheid in textuur (vanaf stof)

🇵🇹Portuguese

tweed

frouxidão ou rugosidade na textura (como de tecido)

🇷🇺Russian

твидовый оттенок

рыхлость или шероховатость текстуры (как у ткани)

India

🇮🇳Tamil

ட்வீடினெஸ்

அமைப்பில் தளர்வு அல்லது கடினத்தன்மை (துணியைப் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

ట్వీడినెస్

ఆకృతిలో వదులుగా లేదా కరుకుదనం (వస్త్రం వలె)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીકણુંપણું

રચનામાં ઢીલાપણું અથવા ખરબચડી (કાપડની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟ್ವೀಡಿನೆಸ್

ವಿನ್ಯಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಡಿಲತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಒರಟುತನ (ಬಟ್ಟೆಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്വീഡിനെസ്

ഘടനയിൽ അയവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരുക്കൻ (തുണി പോലെ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗花呢

质地松散或粗糙（如布料）

🇯🇵Japanese

ツイーディさ

生地のゆるみやざらつき

🇰🇷Korean

트위드스러움

질감의 느슨함 또는 거칠기(천의 경우)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính chất vải tuýt

sự lỏng lẻo hoặc thô ráp trong kết cấu (như vải)

🇹🇭Thai

ความทวีความรุนแรง

ความหลวมหรือความหยาบของเนื้อผ้า (เหมือนผ้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebosanan

kelonggaran atau kekasaran tekstur (seperti pada kain)

🇵🇭Filipino

kahihiyan

maluwag o gaspang sa texture (tulad ng tela)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التواء

رخاوة أو خشونة في الملمس (مثل القماش)

🇮🇷Persian

تویدی

شلی یا زبری در بافت (مانند پارچه)

🇹🇷Turkish

tüvitlilik

dokuda gevşeklik veya pürüzlülük (kumaştan itibaren)

🇮🇱Hebrew

טווידיות

רפיון או חספוס במרקם (כמו בד)

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