Tempestuosity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tempestuosity is a noun meaning (uncountable) The quality of being tempestuous.
Meaning
(uncountable) The quality of being tempestuous.
More Meanings
- (rare, countable) Someone or something that is tempestuous.
Example Sentences
TEMPESTUOSITY, [Tempeſtuoſitas, L.] Stormineſs.
The Leader is not a cockle-shell, and the deep in the last week has exhausted its tempestuosity.
The South Shetlands gave them a final taste of their tempestuosity, by keeping the ship a week in getting out of the little harbour; […]
The tempestuosity of the leader displayed itself in his conducting of this composition, for he brought out his brass in a manner to make the audience almost cry out for mercy.
Word Forms
- tempestuosities
Synonyms for tempestuosity
Depending on context, synonyms include tempestuousness.
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