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windiness

/ˈwɪndɪnəs/

windiness noun: the state of being windy; the state of there being wind.

Noun (1)

windiness (usually uncountable, plural windinesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being windy; the state of there being wind
    • [I]t conduceth helpe to the crudities, humidities, and vvindineſſe of the ſtomacke and belly, and to helpe the ſhortneſſe of breath and coughes: […]1640, John Parkinson, “Cyperus dulcis rotundus esculentus, Trasi dulce vocatus. The Most Delicate Sweet Cyperus, or Rush Nut.”, in Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants. Or, An Herball of a Large...

Noun (2)

IPA/ˈwaɪndɪnəs/

windiness (usually uncountable, plural windinesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being winding or twisting; twistiness
    Synonyms:
    sinuosity

Synonyms of windiness

Forms of windiness

pluralwindinesses

Origin of windiness

From windy + -ness.

Questions about windiness

What does windiness mean?
Windiness means the state of being windy; the state of there being wind.
What part of speech is windiness?
Windiness is a noun.
How do you pronounce windiness?
Windiness is pronounced /ˈwɪndɪnəs/.
What is the plural of windiness?
The plural of windiness is windinesses.

Words near windiness in the dictionary

  1. windigoes
  2. windigog
  3. windigos
  4. windily
  5. windin'
  6. windiness
  7. windinesses
  8. winding
  9. winding around one's little finger
  10. winding back
  11. winding back the clock

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