Windiness

Windiness Wind"i*ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as, the windiness of the weather or the season. [1913 Webster]

2. Fullness of wind; flatulence. [1913 Webster]

3. Tendency to generate wind or gas; tendency to produce flatulence; as, the windiness of vegetables. [1913 Webster]

4. Tumor; puffiness. [1913 Webster]

The swelling windiness of much knowledge. --Brerewood. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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windiness — [win′dē nis] n. a windy quality or condition * * * See windily. * * * … Universalium
windiness — [win′dē nis] n. a windy quality or condition … English World dictionary
windiness — Ⅰ. windy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (windier, windiest) 1) marked by or exposed to strong winds. 2) Brit. suffering from, marked by, or causing wind in the alimentary canal. 3) informal using or expressed in numerous words of little substance. 4) Brit. i … English terms dictionary
windiness — noun see windy I … New Collegiate Dictionary
windiness — noun The state of being windy (in all meanings) … Wiktionary
windiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Words or the use of words in excess of those needed for clarity or precision: diffuseness, diffusion, long windedness, pleonasm, prolixity, redundancy, verbiage, verboseness, verbosity, wordage, wordiness. See EXCESS,… … English dictionary for students
windiness — windÂ·iÂ·ness || wÉªndÉªnÉªs n. state or condition of being windy; blowing of the wind, storminess; emptiness, nonsense; boastfulness, bragging; flatulence … English contemporary dictionary
windiness — wind·i·ness … English syllables
windiness — See: windy … English dictionary
windiness — noun 1. a mildly windy state of the air • Syn: ↑breeziness • Derivationally related forms: ↑windy, ↑breezy (for: ↑breeziness) • Hypernyms: ↑stormines … Useful english dictionary

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