BOISTEROUSNESS

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 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

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)

Derivation:

boisterous (violently agitated and turbulent)

Sense 2

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 (the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise)

Derivation:

boisterous (noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline)