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TEMPESTUOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of agitation or turbulent change or development
Example:
social unrest
Synonyms:
agitation; ferment; fermentation; tempestuousness; unrest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tempestuousness" is a kind of...):
Sturm und Drang; turbulence; upheaval (a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally))
Derivation:
tempestuous (characterized by violent emotions or behavior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of wild storminess
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tempestuousness" is a kind of...):
storminess (the state of being stormy)
Derivation:
tempestuous ((of the elements) as if showing violent anger)
