noun
Meaning 1
The property of being rabid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rabidness
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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, rabidity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exuberance, enthusiasm, ebullience
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin rabidusbor. English rabid 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 rabidness From rabid + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ярост (jarost) — the property of being rabid
- French: férocité — the property of being rabid
- German: Fanatismus — the property of being rabid
- German: Wildheit — the property of being rabid