noun
Meaning 1
The state or quality of being rocky.
Being full of rocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- rockiness of soil
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stoniness
Antonyms: none provided
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rockiness
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noun
Meaning 2
The state or quality of being rocky.
Turbulence physically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- rockiness of an airline flight through a thunderstorm
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: choppiness
Antonyms: smoothness, stability
noun
Meaning 3
The state or quality of being rocky.
Turbulence emotionally or societally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- Near-synonyms: drama, dramaticness
- rockiness of a relationship or the economy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drama, dramaticness
Antonyms: stability
noun
Meaning 4
The state or quality of being rocky.
Uncertainty and changeability of trends or outlooks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- Near-synonyms: fragility, shakiness, unsteadiness
- rockiness of one's state of health
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fragility, shakiness, unsteadiness
Antonyms: stability
noun
Meaning 5
The state or quality of being rocky.
The degree of rock-and-roll sound that a piece or subgenre of music has.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- rockiness of some types of jazz
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
the quality of abounding in rocks and stones
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- due to the rockiness of the land it was quickly dry even after a heavy rain
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unevenness, variability
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English rocky 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 rockiness From rocky + -ness.