gooeyness

English

Etymology

gooey +‎ -ness

Noun

gooeyness (uncountable)

1. The state or property of being gooey.
   • 1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 6, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‎^[1], New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 30:

     The trick to eating catheads was to get the butter on them before they got cold—then they were delicious. When, unluckily, they were allowed to get cold, they tended to a gooeyness, not unlike a wad of tired gum.

Alternative forms

• gooiness

Translations

State or property

• French: gluance (fr) f