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Definitions: Rebelliousness |
RebelliousnessNoun1. Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude. 2. An insubordinate act. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "rebelliousness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
Synonyms: RebelliousnessSynonyms: defiance (n), insubordination (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Rebelliousness |
| English words defined with "rebelliousness": contumacy. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | There is a strange sort of rebelliosness that is associated with smoking, and the thing is, it's such a false rebelliousness. There's nothing cool about it. It's conformity in the worst way. (Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool; writing credit: Bill Cassinelli; Michael Hoffman Jr.) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "Rebelliousness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Rebelliousness" 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 "rebelliousness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
French | esprit de rébellion. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Aufsässigkeit (insubordination, obstreperousness, recalcitrance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | ανυποταξία (insubordination, recalcitrance, refractoriness, unruliness), ανταρτικότησ, ανταρτικότητα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מרי (disobedience, insubordination, insurgence, mutiny), מר"ות (insubordination, insurgence), מר" ות, "מרי" (contumacy, defiance, disobedience). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | lázadó szellem, engedetlenség (disobedience, intractability, naughtiness, non-compliance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kedurhakaan (transgression). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 反抗的 (defiance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | は""うてき (defiance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Manx | noi-vreihys (cross-grainedness, cussedness, perverseness), neufreihys, meeviallys (disobedience, non-compliance, rebellion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ebelliousnessray frondã. (various references) непокорность (recalcitrance, recalcitrancy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "rebelliousness": rebelliousnesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "rebelliousness" (pronounced rube"lēusnus) |
| 6 | -ē u s n u s | seriousness. |
| 5 | -u s n u s | callousness, carelessness, cautiousness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, disingenuousness, fractiousness, graciousness, helplessness, homelessness, hopelessness, joblessness, lawlessness, nervousness, outrageousness, pompousness, powerlessness, recklessness, restlessness, righteousness, ruthlessness, selflessness, unconsciousness, viciousness, weightlessness. |
| 4 | -s n u s | closeness, hoarseness, niceness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, calmness, casualness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, highness, holiness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, newness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, possessiveness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, richness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, sensitiveness, separateness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-e-e-i-l-l-n-o-r-s-s-s-u" | |
-3 letters: burlinesses. | |
-4 letters: bluenesses, enuresises, insolubles, rebellions, rebellious, subsoilers. | |
-5 letters: bluelines, bluenoses, bullnoses, burliness, enrollees, illnesses, insoluble, linerless, lionesses, lobelines, lousiness, nebulises, noblesses, noiseless, rebellion, resoluble, sensibler, sensibles, soberness, suberises, subseries, subsoiler, surliness. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-e-e-i-l-l-n-o-r-s-s-s-u" | |
+2 letters: rebelliousnesses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 62 65 6C 6C 69 6F 75 73 6E 65 73 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . -... . .-.. .-.. .. --- ..- ... -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01100010 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101001 01101111 01110101 01110011 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e b e l l i o u s n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0062 0065 006C 006C 0069 006F 0075 0073 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5271687178787581878580718585 |
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