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Definition: Queasiness |
QueasinessNoun1. A mild state of nausea. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "queasiness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references) |
Synonyms: QueasinessSynonyms: qualm (n), squeamishness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Dislike | Repugnance, disgust, queasiness, turn, nausea, loathing; averseness, aversation, aversion; abomination, antipathy, abhorrence, horror; mortal antipathy, rooted antipathy, mortal horror, rooted horror; hatred, detestation; hate; animosity; hydrophobia; canine madness; byssa, xenophobia. sickener; gall and wormwood; (unsavory); shuddering, cold sweat. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Queasiness |
| English words defined with "queasiness": Keck ♦ Squeasiness. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "queasiness": Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Queasiness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Queasiness" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 17 | 85,106 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "queasiness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | trazirë (bewilderment, commotion, convulsion, disorder, dustup, fuss, hustle, outbreak, pother, qualm, queasy, riot, ruction, shindy, turbulence, turmoil, upheaval), e përzier (feeling of nausea, qualm, qualmishness, queasy, spew). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | غثيان (disgust, nausea, qualm, sickness, squeamishness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | гадене (nausea, qualm, queerness, retch, retching, sickness), прекалена придирчивост, прекалена добросъвестност, повдигане (boost, heave, levitation, lift, lifting, nausea, promotion, queerness, retch, retching, rising, taking up, uptake). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 令人作呕性. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | choulostivost (nicety, tenderness, ticklishness, touchiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | nausée (qualm), malaise (qualm). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | übelkeit (morning sickness, nausea, qualm, rankness, sickness, squeamishness, undesirability). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αναγούλα (nausea, qualm, seasickness, sea-sickness, sickliness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | בחיל" (disgust, fulsomeness, nausea, noisomemess, revulsion, sickness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kényeskedés (affectation, priggishness, prudery, prudishness), émelygés (nausea, qualm, retch, rising of the stomach, sickness, squeamishness, surfeit), válogatósság (fastidiousness), kényesség (fastidiousness, nicety), finnyásság (fastidiousness, squeamishness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | nausea (disgust, feel sick, nausea, qualm, sickness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | skeeahoilid, jiooldaght (biliousness, nausea, negativity, rejection, sickliness, squeamishness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | easinessquay remorsos, náusea (qualm), mal-estar (brash, discomfort, discommodity, inquietude, malaise, uneasiness), escrúpulos, enjôo (motion sickness, nausea, qualm, satiety, scunner, seasickness). (various references) greaţã (abhorrence, aversion, disgust, dislike, nausea, nauseousness, repugnance, sickness). (various references) тошнота (nausea, qualmishness, sickness), недомогание (complaint, distress, indisposition, malaise). (various references) preterana osetljivost, muka (anguish, annoyance, limbo, nausea, need, qualm, torment), gađenje (disgust, loathing, nausea, qualmishness, retch, scunner). (various references) náuseas (sickness), escrupulosidad (conscientiousness, niceness, scrupulousness). (various references) kväljningar (nausea, qualm, qualmishness, sickness). (various references) การคลื่นไส้. (various references) zor beğenirlik (squeamishness), mide bulantısı (nausea, nauseation, qualm, sickness), kılı kırk yarma (hairsplitting, subtility), bulantı (nausea, nauseation, qualm, sickness), aşırı titizlik (punctiliousness, squeamishness). (various references) вередливість, нудота (aridity, aridness, distaste, nausea, qualm, sickness, wamble), нездужання (ail, ailing, ailment, distemper, indisposition, malaise, theism). (various references) tính khảnh tính dễ mếch lòng, sự bu"n nôn (nausea, qualm, qualmishness), sự bu"n mửa sự khó tính. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "queasiness": queasinesses. (additional references) | |
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"Queasiness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Quasinoso, queisiness, quesiness, queuosine. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "queasiness" (pronounced kwē"zēnus) |
| 6 | -ē" z ē n u s | uneasiness. |
| 5 | -z ē n u s | clumsiness, coziness, craziness, dizziness, drowsiness, laziness, lousiness, nosiness. |
| 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, niggardliness, 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 "a-e-e-i-n-q-s-s-s-u" | |
-2 letters: easiness, quassins. | |
-3 letters: equines, quasses, quassin, sanseis, sequins, sinuses, uneases. | |
-4 letters: aeneus, anises, anuses, easies, ensues, equine, issues, nesses, queans, queens, sanies, sansei, sasins, seines, seises, senses, sequin, unease, usneae, usneas. | |
-5 letters: anise, asses, eases, ensue, esses, issue, nisus, quais, quasi, quass, quean, queen, quins, sains, sanes, sasin, seine, seise, sensa, sense, sines, sinus. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-n-q-s-s-s-u" | |
+2 letters: quaintnesses, queasinesses. | |
+3 letters: piquantnesses, squalidnesses, squashinesses, squeamishness. | |
+4 letters: qualmishnesses, sequestrations, squarishnesses, tranquilnesses. | |
+5 letters: acquisitiveness, equitablenesses, equivocalnesses, squeamishnesses. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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