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BLOODINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disposition to shed blood
Synonyms:
bloodiness; bloodthirstiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("bloodiness" is a kind of...):
disposition; temperament (your usual mood)
Derivation:
bloody (having or covered with or accompanied by blood)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being bloody
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("bloodiness" is a kind of...):
physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
Derivation:
bloody (having or covered with or accompanied by blood)
