noun
Meaning 1
rabidness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rabidity
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noun
Meaning 2
unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- poetry is a sort of divine madness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: madness, rabidness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exuberance, enthusiasm, ebullience
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin rabidusbor. English rabid Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English rabidity From rabid + -ity.