Meanings
windiness1
nounwindiness (usually uncountable, plural windinesses)
plural windinesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being windy; the state of there being wind
[I]t conduceth helpe to the crudities, humidities, and vvindineſſe of the ſtomacke and belly, and to helpe the ſhortneſſe of breath and coughes: […]
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
windiness2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being winding or twisting; twistiness
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Origin
windiness · noun
- Middle Englishwynden
- Englishwind
- Englishwindy
- Englishwindiness
Translations
Bulgarian ветровитост
- ветровитост (vetrovitost)state of there being wind
Finnish tuulisuus
- tuulisuusstate of there being wind
Irish bolmántacht, broimnéis
- bolmántachtstate of there being wind
- broimnéisstate of there being wind
- broimseánstate of there being wind
- bromaireachtstate of there being wind
- gaofaireachtstate of there being wind
- sceirdiúlachtstate of there being wind
Spanish ventosidad
- ventosidadstate of there being wind
Cite this entry
APA
windiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windiness
MLA
“windiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windiness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “windiness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windiness.
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