swimmingnessn.
/ˈswɪmɪŋnɪs/ rare.
1. A misty or moist appearance (of the eyes).
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [noun] > by size, shape, etc. > quality of being
settledness1571
swimmingness1706
beadiness1873
1706 W. Congreve Way of World (ed. 2) iii. 29 You see that Picture has a sort of a—Ha Foible? A Swimmingness [1700: swimminess] in the Eyes.
1746 H. Walpole Let. 24 Oct. in Corr. (1974) XXXVII His eyes..had..a certain melancholy swimmingness, that described hopeless love rather than a natural amorous languish.
2. Smooth gliding movement.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [noun] > smoothly
gliding1644
swimmingness1836
1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney I. vii. 283 There was a swan-like swimmingness about her air and gait.
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