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bloodiness
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n 1: the state of being bloody
2: a disposition to shed blood [syn: bloodiness,
bloodthirstiness]
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cloudiness
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n 1: the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds [syn:
cloudiness, cloud cover, overcast]
2: gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover [syn: cloudiness,
overcast]
3: the quality of being cloudy [syn: cloudiness, murkiness,
muddiness]
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craftiness
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n 1: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
[syn: craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness,
guile, slyness, wiliness]
2: the quality of being crafty [syn: craftiness,
deceitfulness, guile]
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crotchetiness
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n 1: a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness,
crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness]
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daintiness
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n 1: the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance;
"the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her
features" [syn: daintiness, delicacy, fineness]
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dirtiness
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n 1: the state of being unsanitary [syn: dirtiness,
uncleanness] [ant: cleanness]
2: the state of containing dirty impurities
3: obscenity in speech or writing [syn: smuttiness,
dirtiness]
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dowdiness
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n 1: having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or
elegance [syn: dowdiness, drabness, homeliness]
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dustiness
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n 1: the state of being covered with dust
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emptiness
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n 1: the state of containing nothing [ant: fullness]
2: having an empty stomach
3: an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the
emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be
ruling in a vacuum" [syn: void, vacancy, emptiness,
vacuum]
4: the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the
vanities of the world" [syn: vanity, emptiness]
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fidgetiness
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n 1: a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's
got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of
restlessness" [syn: fidget, fidgetiness,
restlessness]
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flightiness
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n 1: the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or
caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the
flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn:
flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy,
whimsey, capriciousness]
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foolhardiness
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n 1: the trait of giving little thought to danger [syn:
recklessness, foolhardiness, rashness]
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frostiness
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n 1: coldness as evidenced by frost
2: a silvery-white color [syn: frostiness, hoariness]
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giddiness
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n 1: an impulsive scatterbrained manner [syn: giddiness,
silliness]
2: a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
[syn: dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo]
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greediness
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n 1: an excessive desire for food [syn: greediness,
hoggishness, piggishness]
2: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts);
"the greediness of lawyers" [syn: greediness,
voraciousness, rapaciousness]
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guiltiness
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n 1: the state of having committed an offense [syn: guilt,
guiltiness] [ant: innocence]
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handiness
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n 1: skillfulness with the hands; "he can do any sort of work
requiring handiness and dexterity"
2: the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: handiness,
accessibility, availability, availableness] [ant:
inaccessibility, unavailability]
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hardiness
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n 1: the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
[syn: robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity]
2: the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve
risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the
plan required great hardiness of heart" [syn: boldness,
daring, hardiness, hardihood] [ant: timidity,
timorousness]
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hastiness
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n 1: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon
regretted his haste" [syn: haste, hastiness, hurry,
hurriedness, precipitation]
2: hasty impulsiveness
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jauntiness
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n 1: stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance [syn:
jauntiness, nattiness, dapperness, rakishness]
2: a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner"
[syn: breeziness, jauntiness]
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loftiness
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n 1: the quality of being high or lofty [syn: highness,
loftiness] [ant: lowness]
2: impressiveness in scale or proportion [syn: stateliness,
majesty, loftiness]
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lustiness
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n 1: the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
[syn: robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity]
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mightiness
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n 1: physical strength [syn: might, mightiness, power]
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mistiness
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n 1: cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor [syn:
haziness, mistiness, steaminess, vaporousness,
vapourousness]
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moodiness
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n 1: a sullen gloomy feeling
2: having temperamental and changeable moods
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mustiness
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n 1: the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy
[syn: mustiness, must, moldiness]
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nastiness
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n 1: a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
[syn: filth, filthiness, foulness, nastiness]
2: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
[syn: cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness,
nastiness]
3: the quality of being unpleasant; "I flinched at the nastiness
of his wound" [ant: niceness]
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neediness
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n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, want,
deprivation, neediness]
2: the quality of needing attention and affection and
reassurance to a marked degree; "he recognized her neediness
but had no time to respond to it"
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readiness
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n 1: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or
action (especially military action); "putting them in
readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"
[syn: readiness, preparedness, preparation]
2: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions";
"they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they
disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he
tried to explain his forwardness in battle" [syn:
readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness]
3: (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a
particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems
the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his
instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" [syn:
set, readiness]
4: a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great
facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
[syn: facility, readiness]
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rowdiness
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n 1: rowdy behavior [syn: rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness,
disorderliness]
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ruddiness
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n 1: a healthy reddish complexion [syn: ruddiness, rosiness]
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rustiness
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n 1: the condition of being coated or clogged with rust
2: ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of
practice; "his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed
up"
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sandiness
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n 1: a texture resembling that of sand
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scantiness
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n 1: the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that
would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot [syn:
meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness,
scantiness, scantness, exiguity]
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seediness
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n 1: a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare
or dirty clothing [syn: shabbiness, seediness,
manginess, sleaziness]
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shadiness
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n 1: relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by
an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's
too much shadiness to take good photographs" [syn: shade,
shadiness, shadowiness]
2: of questionable honesty or legality; "they acted with such
obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable";
"the shadiness of their transactions"
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shiftiness
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n 1: the quality of being a slippery rascal [syn: rascality,
shiftiness, slipperiness, trickiness]
2: the quality of being changeable in direction; "the shiftiness
of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably"
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shoddiness
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n 1: the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better
[syn: shoddiness, trashiness]
2: the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction
[syn: flimsiness, shoddiness]
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snootiness
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n 1: the quality of being snooty; "he disliked his neighbors'
snootiness"
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sootiness
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n 1: the state of being dirty with soot [syn: smuttiness,
sootiness]
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speediness
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n 1: a rate that is rapid [syn: celerity, quickness,
rapidity, rapidness, speediness]
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steadiness
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n 1: freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve
or conduct; "He trusted her clear steadiness that she would
do what she said"
2: the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed
in place [syn: steadiness, firmness] [ant: ricketiness,
unsteadiness]
3: the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying [ant:
unsteadiness]
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sturdiness
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n 1: the state of being vigorous and robust
2: the property of something that is strongly built
3: resoluteness evidenced by strength of character; "sturdiness
of moral principle"
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tardiness
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n 1: the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual
or expected time [ant: promptness, punctuality]
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tastiness
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n 1: pleasant palatability [syn: pleasingness, tastiness]
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tidiness
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n 1: the habit of being tidy [ant: untidiness]
2: the trait of being neat and orderly [syn: tidiness,
neatness] [ant: messiness, untidiness]
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trustiness
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n 1: the trait of deserving trust and confidence [syn:
trustworthiness, trustiness] [ant: untrustiness,
untrustworthiness]
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tweediness
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n 1: looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) [syn:
coarseness, nubbiness, tweediness]
2: an informal, homely, outdoor look characteristic of those who
wear tweeds
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unsteadiness
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n 1: the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place
[syn: unsteadiness, ricketiness] [ant: firmness,
steadiness]
2: the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable
[ant: steadiness]
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windiness
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n 1: a mildly windy state of the air [syn: breeziness,
windiness]
2: boring verbosity [syn: prolixity, prolixness,
windiness, long-windedness, wordiness]
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woodiness
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n 1: the quality of abounding in trees [syn: woodiness,
woodsiness]
2: texture produced by the fibers in wood [syn: wood grain,
woodgrain, woodiness]
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wordiness
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n 1: boring verbosity [syn: prolixity, prolixness,
windiness, long-windedness, wordiness]
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almightiness
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broodiness
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crustiness
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draughtiness
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fustiness
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gustiness
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headiness
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pastiness
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throatiness
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yeastiness
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