paintinessn.
/ˈpeɪntɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpeɪn(t)inᵻs/ Now rare.
The quality of being painty.
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1863 Athenæum 27 June 847/1 American landscape art promises to be a noble one when divested of tendencies to opacity and paintiness.
1885 J. Bulloch G. Jamesone v. 55 With how little paintiness they shine forth from their frames.
1938 Sunday Times 29 May 7/4 The qualities that are dear to Europe—respect for the paintiness of paint, a feeling for subtle harmonies of tone, [etc.].
1986 Nation (N.Y.) (Nexis) 15 Nov. 528 Something more than the paintiness of paint is being transacted in these huge spaces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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