tattiness

English

Etymology

From tatty +‎ -ness.

Noun

tattiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being tatty.
    Synonyms: tatteredness, tatterdemalionism
    • 2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 29, in Small Island‎[1], London: Review, page 303:
      […] there was something about its tattiness that let you know this wallet had been places.
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