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    WINDINESS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Boring verbosityplay

    Synonyms:

    long-windedness; prolixity; prolixness; windiness; wordiness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("windiness" is a kind of...):

    verboseness; verbosity (an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words)

    Attribute:

    concise (expressing much in few words)

    prolix (tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "windiness"):

    flatulence; turgidity; turgidness (pompously embellished language)

    Derivation:

    windy (using or containing too many words)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A mildly windy state of the airplay

    Synonyms:

    breeziness; windiness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("windiness" is a kind of...):

    storminess (the state of being stormy)

    Derivation:

    windy (abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes)

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