windiness

English

Etymology 1

From windy +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪndɪnəs/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

windiness (usually uncountable, plural windinesses)

1. The state of being windy; the state of there being wind
   • 1640, John Parkinson, “Cyperus dulcis rotundus esculentus, Trasi dulce vocatus. The Most Delicate Sweet Cyperus, or Rush Nut.”, in Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants. Or, An Herball of a Large Extent: […], London: […] Tho[mas] Cotes, →OCLC, page 148:

     [I]t conduceth helpe to the crudities, humidities, and vvindineſſe of the ſtomacke and belly, and to helpe the ſhortneſſe of breath and coughes: […]

Translations

state of there being wind

• Bulgarian: ветровитост f (vetrovitost)
• Finnish: tuulisuus (fi)
• Irish: bolmántacht f, broimnéis f, broimseán m, bromaireacht f, gaofaireacht f, sceirdiúlacht f

Etymology 2

From windy +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪndɪnəs/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

Noun

windiness (usually uncountable, plural windinesses)

1. The state of being winding or twisting; twistiness

Synonyms

• sinuosity