STORMINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Violent passion in speech or action

Example:

frightened by the storminess of their argument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

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

passion; passionateness (a strong feeling or emotion)

Derivation:

stormy (characterized by violent emotions or behavior)

Meaning:

The state of being stormy

Example:

he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

bad weather; inclemency; inclementness (weather unsuitable for outdoor activities)

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

boisterousness (a turbulent and stormy state of the sea)

breeziness; windiness (a mildly windy state of the air)

tempestuousness (a state of wild storminess)

choppiness; rough water; roughness (used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather)

Derivation:

stormy ((especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion)