noun
1. looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
• Syn: ↑coarseness, ↑nubbiness
• Hypernyms: ↑roughness, ↑raggedness
2. an informal, homely, outdoor look characteristic of those who wear tweeds
• Derivationally related forms: ↑tweedy
• Hypernyms: ↑inelegance
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\\ˈtwēdēnə̇s, -din-\ noun (-es) : the quality or state of being tweedy : a homely, informal, or outdoor look or character seen in one wearing tweeds
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tweedˈiness noun
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Main Entry: ↑tweed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.