lanosità

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from post-Classical Latin lānōsitātem, derived from Classical Latin lānōsus (“woolly”), itself derived from lāna (“wool”). By surface analysis, lanoso (“woolly”) +‎ -ità (“-ity, -ness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /la.no.ziˈta/*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: la‧no‧si‧tà

Noun

lanosità f (invariable)

  1. woolliness

Further reading
  • lanosità in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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