English
leadiness
Leadiness comes from Middle English ledynesse.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ledynesse
- Englishearliest quotation 1910leadiness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ledynesse
- Englishearliest quotation 1910leadiness
Earliest quotation: 1910, Modern Painter: “A certain friction causes a leadiness or grayness. and…”
Every English word from Middle English ledynesse
Today it means
noun The quality of being leady.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English ledynesse / leadiness