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BOISTEROUSNESS

Dictionary entry overview: What does boisterousness mean?

• BOISTEROUSNESS (noun)
The noun BOISTEROUSNESS has 2 senses:

1. a turbulent and stormy state of the sea
2. the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained

Familiarity information: BOISTEROUSNESS used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BOISTEROUSNESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A turbulent and stormy state of the sea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

storminess (the state of being stormy)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

noisiness; racketiness (characterized by loud and constant noise)

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