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WINDINESS
prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness
(noun) boring verbosity
breeziness, windiness
(noun) a mildly windy state of the air
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
windiness (usually uncountable, plural windinesses)
The state of being windy; the state of there being wind
Etymology 2
Noun
windiness (usually uncountable, plural windinesses)
The state of being winding or twisting; twistiness
Synonyms
• sinuosity
Source: Wiktionary
Wind"i*ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as, the windiness of the weather or the season.
2. Fullness of wind; flatulence.
3. Tendency to generate wind or gas; tendency to produce flatulence; as, the windiness of vegetables.
4. Tumor; puffiness. The swelling windiness of much knowledge. Brerewood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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