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catness

Catness is the quality or state of being cat-like, or of displaying feline characteristics. It is a colloquial term rather than a formal scientific concept, and it is used in discussions of feline behavior, aesthetics, and cultural representation to describe traits commonly associated with cats. These traits can include independence, agility, stealth, grooming, curiosity, and nocturnal activity.

The word is formed from the noun cat plus the suffix -ness, following standard English word-formation. In

In science, researchers typically describe specific behaviors or morphological features rather than using catness as a

See also:

- Cat

- Feline

- Felinity

- Catlike behavior

- Aesthetic of the cat

practice,
catness
appears
more
often
in
informal
writing,
criticism,
and
popular
discourse
than
in
scholarly
taxonomies.
Because
it
refers
to
a
broad
set
of
perceived
traits
rather
than
a
precise
measure,
its
meaning
can
vary
with
context.
metric.
In
culture
and
design,
catness
is
used
to
evoke
or
analyze
an
aesthetic
of
sleekness,
modular
agility,
and
restrained
sociability;
for
example,
in
fashion,
art,
or
branding,
catness
may
signal
grace
and
independence
without
overtly
anthropomorphizing
the
subject.