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STORMINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Violent passion in speech or action
Example:
frightened by the storminess of their argument
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("storminess" is a kind of...):
passion; passionateness (a strong feeling or emotion)
Derivation:
stormy (characterized by violent emotions or behavior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being stormy
Example:
he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("storminess" is a kind of...):
bad weather; inclemency; inclementness (weather unsuitable for outdoor activities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "storminess"):
boisterousness (a turbulent and stormy state of the sea)
breeziness; windiness (a mildly windy state of the air)
tempestuousness (a state of wild storminess)
choppiness; rough water; roughness (used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather)
Derivation:
stormy ((especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion)
