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Webster 1913 Edition


Eariness

Ear′i-ness

,
Noun.
[Scotch
ery
or
eiry
affected with fear.]
Fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural.
[Written also
eiryness
.]
The sense of
eariness
, as twilight came on.
De Quincey.

Definition 2024


eariness

eariness

English

Alternative forms

  • eiryness (obsolete)

Noun

eariness (uncountable)

  1. fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural
    • De Quincey
      The sense of eariness, as twilight came on.