noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being outrageous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
outrageousness
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of being outrageous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enormity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indecency
noun
Meaning 3
excessive excess
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exorbitance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: excess, excessiveness, inordinateness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English outrageous 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 outrageousness From outrageous + -ness.