MOLDINESS

mustiness, must, moldiness

(noun) the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moldiness (uncountable)

The state or degree of being moldy.

The moldiness of the bread meant that it was unpalatable, if not downright inedible.

Source: Wiktionary


Mold"i*ness, Mould"i*ness, n. Etym: [From Moldy.]

Definition: The state of being moldy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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