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ambitiousness
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n 1: a strong drive for success [syn: ambition,
ambitiousness]
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anxiousness
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n 1: (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and
nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders,
usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of
panic [syn: anxiety, anxiousness]
2: a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments [syn:
anxiousness, disquiet]
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audaciousness
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n 1: fearless daring [syn: audacity, audaciousness,
temerity]
2: aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the
audacity to question my decision" [syn: audacity,
audaciousness]
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auspiciousness
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n 1: the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful
result [syn: auspiciousness, propitiousness] [ant:
inauspiciousness, unpropitiousness]
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avariciousness
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n 1: extreme greed for material wealth [syn: avarice,
avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity]
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bumptiousness
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n 1: offensive boldness and assertiveness [syn: bumptiousness,
cockiness, pushiness, forwardness]
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capaciousness
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n 1: intellectual breadth; "the very capaciousness of the idea
meant that agreement on fundamentals was unnecessary"; "his
unselfishness gave him great intellectual roominess" [syn:
capaciousness, roominess]
2: spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a
building); "the capaciousness of Santa's bag astounded the
child"; "roominess in this size car is always a compromise";
"his new office lacked the spaciousness that he had become
accustomed to" [syn: capaciousness, roominess,
spaciousness, commodiousness]
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capriciousness
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n 1: the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable
impulses [syn: capriciousness, unpredictability]
2: 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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cautiousness
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n 1: the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible
danger; "a man of caution" [syn: caution, cautiousness,
carefulness] [ant: incaution, incautiousness]
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conscientiousness
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n 1: the quality of being in accord with the dictates of
conscience [ant: unconscientiousness]
2: the trait of being painstaking and careful [syn:
conscientiousness, painstakingness] [ant:
unconscientiousness]
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consciousness
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n 1: an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself
and your situation; "he lost consciousness" [ant:
unconsciousness]
2: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes";
"his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their
intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn:
awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance,
knowingness] [ant: incognizance]
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contentiousness
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n 1: an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious [syn:
quarrelsomeness, contentiousness]
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deliciousness
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n 1: extreme appetizingness [syn: delectability,
deliciousness, lusciousness, toothsomeness]
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efficaciousness
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n 1: capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern
about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine" [syn:
efficacy, efficaciousness] [ant: inefficaciousness,
inefficacy]
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expeditiousness
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n 1: the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done
with dispatch" [syn: dispatch, despatch, expedition,
expeditiousness]
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fallaciousness
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n 1: result of a fallacy or error in reasoning
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ferociousness
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n 1: the trait of extreme cruelty [syn: ferociousness,
brutality, viciousness, savagery]
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fractiousness
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n 1: the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of
discipline [syn: unruliness, fractiousness,
willfulness, wilfulness]
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incautiousness
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n 1: the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger [syn:
incaution, incautiousness] [ant: carefulness,
caution, cautiousness]
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inefficaciousness
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n 1: a lack of efficacy [syn: inefficacy, inefficaciousness]
[ant: efficaciousness, efficacy]
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injudiciousness
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n 1: lacking good judgment [syn: injudiciousness,
indiscreetness] [ant: judiciousness]
2: the trait of being injudicious [syn: indiscretion,
injudiciousness]
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judiciousness
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n 1: good judgment [ant: indiscreetness, injudiciousness]
2: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and
evaluating [syn: judiciousness, sagacity,
sagaciousness]
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licentiousness
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n 1: the quality of being lewd and lascivious [syn:
licentiousness, wantonness]
2: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: profligacy,
dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness]
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loquaciousness
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n 1: the quality of being wordy and talkative [syn: garrulity,
garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity,
talkativeness]
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lusciousness
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n 1: extreme appetizingness [syn: delectability,
deliciousness, lusciousness, toothsomeness]
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maliciousness
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n 1: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: malice,
maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom]
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noxiousness
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n 1: the quality of being noxious [syn: harmfulness,
noisomeness, noxiousness]
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obnoxiousness
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n 1: the quality of being hateful [syn: hatefulness,
obnoxiousness, objectionableness]
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officiousness
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n 1: aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing
yourself or your ideas without invitation [syn:
intrusiveness, meddlesomeness, officiousness]
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perniciousness
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n 1: grave harmfulness or deadliness [syn: perniciousness,
toxicity]
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preciousness
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n 1: the quality possessed by something with a great price or
value [syn: costliness, dearness, preciousness]
2: the positive quality of being precious and beyond value [syn:
invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness,
valuableness]
3: the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined [syn:
preciosity, preciousness]
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pretentiousness
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n 1: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and
puffed up with vanity [syn: ostentation,
ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness,
pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation]
2: the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in
such a manner as to create a false appearance of great
importance or worth) [syn: pretentiousness, pretension,
largeness] [ant: unpretentiousness]
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rapaciousness
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n 1: extreme gluttony [syn: edacity, esurience,
rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness]
2: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts);
"the greediness of lawyers" [syn: greediness,
voraciousness, rapaciousness]
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repetitiousness
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n 1: verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions [syn:
repetitiveness, repetitiousness]
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sagaciousness
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n 1: the mental ability to understand and discriminate between
relations [syn: sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment,
judgement, discernment]
2: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and
evaluating [syn: judiciousness, sagacity,
sagaciousness]
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spaciousness
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n 1: spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a
building); "the capaciousness of Santa's bag astounded the
child"; "roominess in this size car is always a
compromise"; "his new office lacked the spaciousness that
he had become accustomed to" [syn: capaciousness,
roominess, spaciousness, commodiousness]
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suspiciousness
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n 1: being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed
his marriage" [syn: suspicion, suspiciousness]
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tendentiousness
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n 1: an intentional and controversial bias
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unconsciousness
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n 1: a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
[ant: consciousness]
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unpretentiousness
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n 1: the quality of being natural and without pretensions [ant:
largeness, pretension, pretentiousness]
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voraciousness
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n 1: excessive desire to eat [syn: edacity, esurience,
ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness]
2: extreme gluttony [syn: edacity, esurience,
rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness]
3: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts);
"the greediness of lawyers" [syn: greediness,
voraciousness, rapaciousness]
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captiousness
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disputatiousness
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factiousness
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factitiousness
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fictitiousness
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flagitiousness
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flirtatiousness
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infectiousness
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mendaciousness
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seditiousness
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surreptitiousness
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vivaciousness
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