TEMPESTUOUSNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tempestuousness mean? 

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

1. a state of wild storminess

2. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

  Familiarity information: TEMPESTUOUSNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEMPESTUOUSNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of wild storminess

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

storminess (the state of being stormy)

Derivation:

tempestuous ((of the elements) as if showing violent anger)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A state of agitation or turbulent change or development

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

agitation; ferment; fermentation; tempestuousness; unrest

Context example:

social unrest

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

Sturm und Drang; turbulence; upheaval (a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally))

Derivation:

tempestuous (characterized by violent emotions or behavior)