noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being squeamish
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
squeamishness
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noun
Meaning 2
the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the program was withdrawn because of the squeamishness of some viewers
- he refused to allow squeamishness to deter him from his duty
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fastidiousness
noun
Meaning 3
a mild state of nausea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: queasiness, qualm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nausea, sickness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English squeamish 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 squeamishness From squeamish + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: herkkähermoisuus — quality of being squeamish
- German: Zimperlichkeit — quality of being squeamish
- Irish: consaeit — quality of being squeamish
- Latin: fastīdium — quality of being squeamish