insidiousness
71insidious — [in sid′ē əs] adj. [L insidiosus < insidiae, an ambush, plot < insidere, to sit in or on, lie in wait for < in , in + sedere, to SIT] 1. characterized by treachery or slyness; crafty; wily 2. operating in a slow or not easily apparent… …
72harmfulness — noun 1. destructiveness that causes harm or injury • Syn: ↑injuriousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑injurious (for: ↑injuriousness), ↑harmful • Hypernyms: ↑ …
73injuriousness — noun destructiveness that causes harm or injury • Syn: ↑harmfulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑injurious, ↑harmful (for: ↑harmfulness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
74insidious — adj. 1 proceeding or progressing inconspicuously but harmfully (an insidious disease). 2 treacherous; crafty. Derivatives: insidiously adv. insidiousness n. Etymology: L insidiosus cunning f. insidiae ambush (as IN (2), sedere sit) …
75perfidiousness — noun betrayal of a trust • Syn: ↑perfidy, ↑treachery • Derivationally related forms: ↑treacherous (for: ↑treachery), ↑perfidious, ↑perfidious ( …
76CHILDREN'S LITERATURE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction CHILDREN S LITERATURE IN HEBREW early period …