BILIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

Example:

his temper was well known to all his employees

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

ill nature (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)

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

querulousness (the quality of being given to complaining)

Meaning:

Gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

health problem; ill health; unhealthiness (a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain)

Derivation:

bilious (irritable as if suffering from indigestion)

bilious (suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress)