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Definition: Lousiness |
LousinessNoun1. Infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: LousinessSynonym: pediculosis (n). (additional references) |
| Language | Translations for "lousiness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | الحقارة. (various references) | |
French | vacherie, mépris. (various references) | |
German | Gemeinheit (beastliness, bitchiness, coarseness, cussedness, dirty trick, disreputableness, hoggishness, infamy, lowness, mean thing, meanness, nastiness, nasty treatment, nuisance, scurviness, skulduggery, snottiness, sordidness, spitefulness, ugliness, unkindness, viciousness, vulgarity). (various references) | |
Greek | φθειρίαση (pediculosis), ελεεινότησ (misery, scrubbiness), ελεεινότητα (misery, scrubbiness), ακαθαρσία (dirt, filth, impureness, impurity, ordure, soil). (various references) | |
Hebrew | כ מת (pediculosis, phtiriasis, scabies, vermination). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kebrengsekan. (various references) | |
Italian | l'essere pidocchioso, vigliaccheria (cowardice, cowardliness, disreputableness, gutlessness, poltroonery, recreance, recreantly, snottiness). (various references) | |
Manx | olkys (badness, evilness, iniquity, malignancy, malignity, mischief, mischievousness, moral ill, naughtiness, pravity, viciousness, wickedness), meeyllaghys. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ousinesslay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | pobreza extrema, piolhice. (various references) | |
Russian | вшивость (pediculosis), завшивленность. (various references) | |
Spanish | vileza (base act, disreputableness, meanness, snottiness, sordidness, turpitude, vileness). (various references) | |
Turkish | iğrençlik (being disgusting, enormity, foulness, frightfulness, heinousness, hideousness, loathsomeness, nastiness, nauseousness, obscenity, odiousness, odium, offensiveness, repulsiveness, ugliness), bitlilik. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tính bần tiện (contemptibility, contemptibleness, illiberality, illiberalness, meanness), tình trạng có rận, tình trạng có chấy tính đê tiện. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "lousiness": lousinesses. (additional references) | |
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"Lousiness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aloussine, looniness, loopiness, lousians. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "lousiness" (pronounced lou"zēnus) |
| 6 | -ou" z ē n u s | drowsiness. |
| 5 | -z ē n u s | clumsiness, coziness, craziness, dizziness, laziness, nosiness, queasiness, uneasiness. |
| 4 | -ē n u s | airworthiness, arbitrariness, bagginess, cleanliness, cloudiness, cockiness, contrariness, creditworthiness, creepiness, deadliness, dreariness, edginess, emptiness, friendliness, frothiness, funniness, ghastliness, hairiness, happiness, holiness, liveliness, loneliness, nastiness, orderliness, pettiness, raciness, readiness, riskiness, roominess, rowdiness, scantiness, shakiness, silliness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, solitariness, steadiness, stinginess, sturdiness, tardiness, tastiness, timeliness, trustworthiness, ugliness, unhappiness, unwieldiness, wariness, weariness, wimpiness, worldliness, worthiness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, Conus, coolness, correctness, creativeness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, effectiveness, elusiveness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, fullness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, handedness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, quickness, quietness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, robustness, roughness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tartness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, truthfulness, unconsciousness, unfairness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-l-n-o-s-s-s-u" | |
-1 letter: elusions. | |
-2 letters: elusion, ensouls, essoins, insoles, insouls, lesions, lessons, lioness, osseins, session, silenus, sinless, sinuses, sonless, sunless. | |
-3 letters: eloins, enosis, ensoul, eosins, essoin, insole, insoul, issues, lesion, lesson, losses, louies, louses, lunies, noesis, noises, nouses, oleins, onuses, ossein, ousels, soleus, sonsie, souses, unless. | |
-4 letters: eloin, enols, eosin, ileus, isles, issue, lenis, lenos, liens, lieus. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-l-n-o-s-s-s-u" | |
+1 letter: seclusions. | |
+2 letters: biliousness, cushionless, lousinesses, loutishness, mousselines, slouchiness. | |
+3 letters: bibulousness, cloudinesses, ghoulishness, gloriousness, illusoriness, luminousness, lusciousness, perilousness, questionless, successional, unholinesses. | |
+4 letters: biliousnesses, courtlinesses, deliciousness, deliriousness, desultoriness, dissoluteness, exclusionists, feloniousness, frivolousness, hilariousness, insolubleness, laboriousness, litigiousness, loutishnesses, ludicrousness, luxuriousness, maliciousness, melodiousness, necessitously, obliquenesses, obliviousness, religiousness, salaciousness, slouchinesses, ungodlinesses. | |
+5 letters: bibulousnesses, businesspeople, chivalrousness, compulsiveness, conclusiveness, convulsiveness, counselorships, fallaciousness, felicitousness, flagitiousness, gelatinousness, ghoulishnesses, gloriousnesses, idolatrousness, illusorinesses, ingloriousness, irresoluteness, lasciviousness, libidinousness, licentiousness, loquaciousness, lugubriousness, luminousnesses, lusciousnesses, meticulousness, miraculousness, nondisclosures, oleaginousness, outlandishness, perilousnesses, rebelliousness, ridiculousness, salubriousness, scurrilousness, solicitousness, successionally, unlovelinesses, unsociableness, villainousness, voicefulnesses, voluminousness, worshipfulness. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Translations: Modern 4. Derivations | 5. Rhymes 6. Anagrams 7. Bibliography |
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