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windiness

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wind·y  (wnd)
adj. wind·i·er, wind·i·est
1. Characterized by or abounding in wind: a windy night.
2. Open to the wind; unsheltered: a windy terrace.
3. Resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability: a windy dash homeward.
4.
a. Lacking substance; empty: windy promises.
b. Given to or characterized by wearisome verbosity: a windy speaker.
5. Flatulent.
windi·ly adv.
windi·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.windiness - a mildly windy state of the air
breeziness
storminess - the state of being stormy; "he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter"
2.windiness - boring verbosity
long-windedness, prolixity, prolixness, wordiness
verboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
turgidity, turgidness, flatulence - pompously embellished language
Translations
windiness
n → Wind m; because of the windiness of the area → wegen des starken Windes in dieser Gegend


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