ˈwȯ]d.ərēnə̇s, ˈwä], ]tər-, -rin-\ noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English watrinesse, from watery, watry watery + -nesse -ness
1. obsolete
a. : watery matter in a substance
b. : watery secretion
2. : the condition of being watery
the wateriness of Venice
as
a. : the condition of being too thin, sodden, or insipid because of the presence of excessive water
a soup tasteless because of wateriness
the wateriness of blood once supposed to affect malaria victims
b. : the condition of lacking solid substance as if diluted with water
a flimsy composition with a deadly wateriness of style