scaliness
Fishlike skin quality
Scaliness is the quality of having or resembling scales—the small, overlapping plates covering fish or reptiles.
Skin conditions like psoriasis or eczema produce scaliness: The dermatologist examined the scaliness on her elbows.
The word can describe texture more broadly: the scaliness of old paint, dried mud, or neglected skin.
Immune system attacks skin cells
- eczemaInflammatory skin disorder
- keratosisAbnormal skin growth
- dermatitisInflammation of the skin
- seborrheaOveractive oil gland disorder
dandruff · scurf · rash · cutaneous · flaking · peeling · plaques · lesions
Postal system items
- lamellarConsisting of thin layers
- brigandinePlate-lined cloth armor
- hauberkChain mail tunic
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
plate · overlapping · chainmail · pangolin · armadillo · pinecone · artichoke
Four-legged scaled reptile
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- crocodileLarge semiaquatic tropical reptile
- alligatorLarge American swamp reptile
- geckoClimbing lizard with toe pads
iguana · chameleon · serpent · dragon · tortoise · turtle · python · viper
Uneven surface quality
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- flakinessTendency to shed layers
- parchednessSevere lack of moisture
crustiness · brittleness · chapped · cracked · papery · sandpapery · abrasiveness · unevenness
Absence of moisture
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- parchednessSevere lack of moisture
withered · cracked · chapped · fissured · parched · shriveled · dusty · brittle
psoriasis
Immune system attacks skin cells
- eczemaInflammatory skin disorder
- keratosisAbnormal skin growth
- dermatitisInflammation of the skin
seborrhea · dandruff · scurf · rash · cutaneous · flaking · peeling · plaques · lesions · inflammation
Postal system items
- lamellarConsisting of thin layers
- brigandinePlate-lined cloth armor
- hauberkChain mail tunic
cuirass · plate · overlapping · chainmail · pangolin · armadillo · pinecone · artichoke
lizard
Four-legged scaled reptile
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- crocodileLarge semiaquatic tropical reptile
- alligatorLarge American swamp reptile
gecko · iguana · chameleon · serpent · dragon · tortoise · turtle · python · viper · boa
roughness
Uneven surface quality
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- flakinessTendency to shed layers
parchedness · crustiness · brittleness · chapped · cracked · papery · sandpapery · abrasiveness · unevenness · bumpiness
aridity
Absence of moisture
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
parchedness · withered · cracked · chapped · fissured · parched · shriveled · dusty · brittle · crisp
bass
Deep pitch or fish
tilapia · perch · snapper · cod · herring · mackerel · sardine · mullet · bream · pike
- roughnessroughness, coarseness, grittiness, bumpiness, abrasiveness
scalinesssmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
sleekness · silkiness · softness · evenness · glossiness
scalinesssmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
suppleness · moistness · hydration · dewiness · softness
scale, scales, scaly, scaling, scaled, nanoscale, rescale, scaleless, rescaled