noun
Meaning 1
The state of being bilious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
biliousness
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noun
Meaning 2
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his temper was well known to all his employees
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: temper, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ill nature
Narrower terms: querulousness
noun
Meaning 3
gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ill health, unhealthiness, health problem
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bilious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English biliousness From bilious + -ness.