boisterousness

  • 81din — [n] loud, continuous noise babel, bedlam, boisterousness, brouhaha, buzz, clamor, clangor, clash, clatter, commotion, confusion, crash, disquiet, hoo ha*, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hurly burly*, jangle, music, outcry, pandemonium, percussion, racket,… …

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  • 82noise — [n] sound that is loud or not harmonious babble, babel, bang, bedlam, bellow, bewailing, blare, blast, boisterousness, boom, buzz, cacophony, caterwauling, clamor, clang, clatter, commotion, crash, cry, detonation, din, discord, disquiet,… …

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  • 83riot — [n1] uprising, disorder anarchism, anarchy, brannigan*, brawl, burst, commotion, confusion, distemper, disturbance, flap, fray, freefor all*, fuss, hassle, lawlessness, misrule, mix up, mob violence, protest, quarrel, racket, row, ruckus, ruction …

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  • 84kava —    Awa (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it).   Also: kupali i, nēnē (kua ea), mākea (mahakea), mamaka, mo ī, mokihana, papa, papa ele ele, papa kea; paholei (legendary). Kava plant or root portion, pū awa. Young… …

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  • 85manic — Phase of manic depressive psychosis in which the mood of the patient is overactive and expansive; characterized by excessive ego valuation and over estimation of personal importance. Manic mood may include boisterousness, joviality, anger,… …

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  • 86manic — Phase of manic depressive psychosis in which the mood of the patient is overactive and expansive; characterized by excessive ego valuation and over estimation of personal importance. Manic mood may include boisterousness, joviality, anger,… …

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  • 87boisterous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) noisy, energetic, and cheerful. 2) literary (of weather or water) wild or stormy. DERIVATIVES boisterously adverb boisterousness noun. ORIGIN from earlier boistuous «rustic, coarse, boisterous», of unknown origin …

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  • 88boisterously — boisterous ► ADJECTIVE 1) noisy, energetic, and cheerful. 2) literary (of weather or water) wild or stormy. DERIVATIVES boisterously adverb boisterousness noun. ORIGIN from earlier boistuous «rustic, coarse, boisterous», of unknown origin …

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  • 89boisterous — [bois′tər əs] adj. [ME boistreous, crude, coarse, altered < boistous, unmannerly, violent < ? OFr boisteus, limping, rough] 1. rough and stormy; turbulent 2. a) noisy and unruly; rowdy b) noisy and lively; loud and exuberant 3. Obs. rough,… …

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  • 90rackety — [rak′ə tē] adj. 1. making a racket; very noisy 2. characterized by revelry or boisterousness 3. lacking restraint, caution, etc.; intemperate, reckless, irresponsible, etc …

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