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Definition: Squeamishness |
SqueamishnessNoun1. A mild state of nausea. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "squeamishness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1749. (references) |
Synonyms: SqueamishnessSynonyms: qualm (n), queasiness (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Squeamishness |
| English words defined with "squeamishness": Fastidiosity. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "squeamishness": Fastidiosity. (references) |
| "Squeamishness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Squeamishness" is used about 18 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% | 18 | 82,615 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "squeamishness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | غثيان (disgust, nausea, qualm, queasiness, sickness), الحساسية المفرطة, إحتشام (decency, decorum, modesty, propriety, prudery, seemliness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pruderie, nausée, délicatesse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | überempfindlichkeit (hypersensitivity, intolerance, oversensitivity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σιχασιά (disgust), υπερευαισθησία (oversensitiveness), λεπτολογία (cavil, fastidiousness, minuteness, nicety, particularity, preciosity, punctiliousness, word splitting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | איסט יסיות, ר'ישות (excitability, sensibility, sensitivity, susceptibility, thin skin, touchiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | finnyásság (fastidiousness, queasiness), émelygés (nausea, qualm, queasiness, retch, rising of the stomach, sickness, surfeit), émelygősség. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | schizzinosit . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | skeayaght, jiooldaght (biliousness, nausea, negativity, queasiness, rejection, sickliness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eamishnesssquay привередливость. (various references) orrais. (various references) gadljivost. (various references) remilgo (primness), aprensión (apprehension, apprehensiveness, fear). (various references) zor beğenirlik (queasiness), midesi bulanma, hassaslık (delicacy, emotionality, passibility, quickness, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sentiment, susceptibility, tenderness), alınganlık (pettishness, petulance, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, stuffiness, susceptibility, testiness, touchiness), aşırı titizlik (punctiliousness, queasiness). (various references) sự quá câu nệ, sự khe khắt sự quá cẩn thận, tính hay bu"n nôn sự khó tính. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | fastidio. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "squeamishness": squeamishnesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "squeamishness" (pronounced skwē"mishnus) |
| 5 | -i sh n u s | bearishness, boorishness, skittishness, sluggishness, waterishness. |
| 4 | -sh n u s | brashness, bullishness, foolishness, freshness, harshness, selfishness. |
| 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, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, brightness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, 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, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, 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, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, 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, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, 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 "a-e-e-h-i-m-n-q-s-s-s-s-u" | |
-2 letters: mushinesses, squashiness. | |
-3 letters: ashinesses, queasiness. | |
-4 letters: humanises, masseuses, messiness, missenses, mushiness, mussiness, seaminess, squeamish. | |
-5 letters: animuses, ashiness, easiness, hassiums, hessians, humanise, inmeshes, masseuse, messiahs, miseases, missense, missuses, quassins, sameness, samisens, shamuses, siameses, squashes, squishes, unmeshes. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-h-i-m-n-q-s-s-s-s-u" | |
+1 letter: qualmishnesses. | |
+2 letters: squeamishnesses. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Translations: Ancient 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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