Words that rhyme with shiftiness
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bloodiness
n 1: the state of being bloody 2: a disposition to shed blood [syn: bloodiness, bloodthirstiness] -
cloudiness
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] -
craftiness
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] -
crotchetiness
n 1: a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness] -
daintiness
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] -
dirtiness
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] -
dowdiness
n 1: having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance [syn: dowdiness, drabness, homeliness] -
dustiness
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emptiness
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] -
fidgetiness
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] -
flightiness
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] -
foolhardiness
n 1: the trait of giving little thought to danger [syn: recklessness, foolhardiness, rashness] -
frostiness
n 1: coldness as evidenced by frost 2: a silvery-white color [syn: frostiness, hoariness] -
giddiness
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] -
greediness
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] -
guiltiness
n 1: the state of having committed an offense [syn: guilt, guiltiness] [ant: innocence] -
handiness
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] -
happiness
n 1: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy [syn: happiness, felicity] [ant: unhappiness] 2: emotions experienced when in a state of well-being [ant: sadness, unhappiness] -
hardiness
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] -
hastiness
n 1: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" [syn: haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation] 2: hasty impulsiveness -
jauntiness
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] -
loftiness
n 1: the quality of being high or lofty [syn: highness, loftiness] [ant: lowness] 2: impressiveness in scale or proportion [syn: stateliness, majesty, loftiness] -
lustiness
n 1: the property of being strong and healthy in constitution [syn: robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity] -
mightiness
n 1: physical strength [syn: might, mightiness, power] -
mistiness
n 1: cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor [syn: haziness, mistiness, steaminess, vaporousness, vapourousness] -
moodiness
n 1: a sullen gloomy feeling 2: having temperamental and changeable moods -
mustiness
n 1: the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy [syn: mustiness, must, moldiness] -
nastiness
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] -
neediness
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" -
readiness
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] -
rowdiness
n 1: rowdy behavior [syn: rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness, disorderliness] -
ruddiness
n 1: a healthy reddish complexion [syn: ruddiness, rosiness] -
rustiness
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" -
sandiness
n 1: a texture resembling that of sand -
scantiness
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] -
seediness
n 1: a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing [syn: shabbiness, seediness, manginess, sleaziness] -
shadiness
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" -
shoddiness
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] -
snootiness
n 1: the quality of being snooty; "he disliked his neighbors' snootiness" -
sootiness
n 1: the state of being dirty with soot [syn: smuttiness, sootiness] -
speediness
n 1: a rate that is rapid [syn: celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness] -
steadiness
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] -
sturdiness
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" -
tardiness
n 1: the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time [ant: promptness, punctuality] -
tastiness
n 1: pleasant palatability [syn: pleasingness, tastiness] -
thriftiness
n 1: frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy" [syn: economy, thriftiness] -
tidiness
n 1: the habit of being tidy [ant: untidiness] 2: the trait of being neat and orderly [syn: tidiness, neatness] [ant: messiness, untidiness] -
trustiness
n 1: the trait of deserving trust and confidence [syn: trustworthiness, trustiness] [ant: untrustiness, untrustworthiness] -
tweediness
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 -
unsteadiness
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] -
windiness
n 1: a mildly windy state of the air [syn: breeziness, windiness] 2: boring verbosity [syn: prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness] -
woodiness
n 1: the quality of abounding in trees [syn: woodiness, woodsiness] 2: texture produced by the fibers in wood [syn: wood grain, woodgrain, woodiness] -
wordiness
n 1: boring verbosity [syn: prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness] -
almightiness
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broodiness
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crustiness
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draughtiness
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flintiness
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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
See also shiftiness definition and shiftiness synonyms
