rowdiness
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈraʊdiness/
:
ruidosidad
- Her friends always appreciated the rowdiness of their gatherings, as it made them feel more lively.
As if the chaos the Gnaws Wood police was not just the drunken murderous rowdiness of San Francisco, but the deathly destruction of Shiloh and Antietam.
- As if the chaos the Gnaws Wood police was not just the drunken murderous rowdiness of San Francisco, but the deathly destruction of Shiloh and Antietam.
Examples
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Life was war, and the odd bout of rowdiness raised few eyebrows among the émigrés.
Fiction book (1999) -
It was Saturday night in Old Town, Chicago's Greenwich Village, and we were saved a little from our shy, first-date silence by the rowdiness.
Fiction book (2002) -
Only a healthy level of rowdiness was allowed at Sally's Place.
Fiction book (1993) -
Despite the rowdiness, nobody has ever been too peeved.
Blog text (4) -
The fans will compete for volume, spirit, and overall rowdiness, and it is one game devout fans just cannot miss.
Blog text (32) -
The games were a kind of cooperative play that encouraged camaraderie and offered a socially acceptable channel for expressing rowdiness.
Academic text (2009) -
Despite the rowdiness, I felt relatively safe as an outsider, in part because I was able to participate as a musician, but also because the Maya seem to be quieter, more direct, and gentler than other Mexicans.
Academic text (1996) -
The children's rowdiness during the party made it hard for the adults to have a conversation.
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The rowdiness of the crowd at the concert created an electric atmosphere that everyone enjoyed.
Synonyms
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3.7
A noisy event in a public place that bothers other people
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5.0
Behavior that disturbs people in public and may be illegal
2
3.9
Noisy or violent behavior that shows little control
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7.1
Noisy, lively behavior that shows little control
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7.5
Loud, rough, and noisy behavior that disturbs others
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9.9
A noisy argument or fight that makes a place loud and confused
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3.7
Actions in public that disturb other people or cause trouble
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7.2
A tendency to be difficult to control and to disobey rules
Loud, rude actions that cause trouble for other people
Noisy actions by people who do not follow rules or order
A loud, constant noise that makes it hard to think
Antonyms
How Noisy
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4.5
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2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rowdiness comes from rowdy, which is linked to the simple English word row meaning 'fight' or loud argument. So when people are making a 'row', shouting, pushing, or being rough, they show rowdiness, the state of being noisy and disorderly.