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Definition of Crispiness
1. Noun. Firm but easily broken.
Generic synonyms: Breakableness
Specialized synonyms: Flakiness
Derivative terms: Brittle, Brittle, Crispy, Crisp
Definition of Crispiness
1. Noun. The state of being crispy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crispiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crispiness
Literary usage of Crispiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"The differences between the numerous English forms depend mainly on differences
in the crispiness and forking of the Ivs. and on combinations of these two ..."
2. The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural History by William Holl, Neville Wood, Edward Mammatt (1834)
"In the happy choice of his subjects, the crispiness, delicacy, and sweetness of
his penciling ; the mild chastity of his tone ; the calm, clear, ..."
3. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1868)
"And sometimes his compactness is turgidity— thickness instead of crispiness.
In speaking of Sheffield, he says: "The extensive manufactories are unified, ..."
4. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1881)
"The variations in color, crispiness of the hair, size and proportion of the head,
prognathism of the face, are very great. Is not a long time requisite to ..."
5. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1881)
"The variations in color, crispiness of the hair, size and proportion of the head,
prognathism of the face, are very great. Is not a long time requisite to ..."
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