- bloodiness
- noun see bloody I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bloodiness
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Bloodiness — Blood i*ness, n. 1. The state of being bloody. [1913 Webster] 2. Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness. [1913 Webster] All that bloodiness and savage cruelty which was in our nature. Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloodiness — [blud′ē nis] n. the state of being bloody * * * See bloodily. * * * … Universalium
bloodiness — 1590s, from BLOODY (Cf. bloody) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
bloodiness — [blud′ē nis] n. the state of being bloody … English World dictionary
bloodiness — bloody ► ADJECTIVE (bloodier, bloodiest) 1) covered with or composed of blood. 2) involving much violence or cruelty. ► VERB (bloodies, bloodied) ▪ cover or stain with blood. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
bloodiness — noun The characteristic of being bloody … Wiktionary
bloodiness — n. cruelness, ferociousness … English contemporary dictionary
bloodiness — blood·i·ness … English syllables
bloodiness — noun 1. the state of being bloody • Derivationally related forms: ↑bloody • Hypernyms: ↑physical condition, ↑physiological state, ↑physiological condition 2. a disposition to shed blood • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bloodthirstiness — noun a disposition to shed blood • Syn: ↑bloodiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑bloodthirsty, ↑bloody (for: ↑bloodiness) • Hypernyms: ↑disposition, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
