tempestuousness


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tem·pes·tu·ous

(tĕm-pĕs′cho͞o-əs)
adj.
1. Characterized by violent emotions or actions; tumultuous: a tempestuous relationship.
2. Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest: tempestuous gales.
[Middle English, from Late Latin tempestuōsus, from tempestūs, tempest, variant of tempestās; see tempest.]
tem·pes′tu·ous·ly adv.
tem·pes′tu·ous·ness n.
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Noun 1. tempestuousness - a state of wild storminess
storminess - the state of being stormy; "he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter"
2. [画像:tempestuousness - a state of agitation or turbulent change or development]tempestuousness - a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
Sturm und Drang, upheaval, turbulence - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
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Translations
عَصْف، شِدَّة الإنْفِعال
rozbouřenost
stormfuldhed
ofsi, ofsafengni
fırtınalı/boralı oluş

tempestuousness

n (lit liter, fig) → Heftigkeit f; (of sea) → Aufgewühltheit f
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tempest

(ˈtempist) noun
a violent storm, with very strong winds. A tempest arose and they were drowned at sea. storm عاصِفَه силна буря tempestade bouře der Sturm storm καταιγίδα tempestad, tormenta maru, raju توفان rajumyrsky tempête סערה आधी oluja vihar badai óveður, ofviðri tempesta 大嵐 사나운 비바람 audra vētra ribut kencang storm uvær, storm burza tempestade furtună буря búrka nevihta bura storm, oväder พายุ (หิมะ, ลูกเห็บฯลฯ) şiddetli fırtına, bora 暴風雨 буря طوفان، آندھي cơn bão lớn 大风暴,暴风雨
tempestuous (temˈpestjuəs) adjective
1. (of a person, behaviour etc) violently emotional; passionate. a tempestuous argument/relationship. stormagtig عاصِف، شَديد الإنْفِعال бурен tempestuoso prudký, vášnivý ungestüm stormfuld θυελλώδης, εκρηκτικός, παράφορος tempestuoso maruline پرشور myrskyisä violent, passionné סוער तूफान buran, strastven heves bernafsu ofsafenginn violento, turbolento 激しい 격렬한 aistringas, audringas, karštas vētrains; dedzīgs; karsts bergelora onstuimig stormfull gwałtowny, burzliwy tempestuoso furtunos, violent бурный prudký; vášnivý viharen buran stormig, våldsam ซึ่งปั่นป่วน; วุ่นวาย şiddetli (心情,行為)極為激動的 гарячий ہنگامہ خيز، طوفاني mạnh mẽ (心情)极为激动的
2. very stormy; of or like a tempest. tempestuous winds. stormagtig عاصِف، كالعاصِفَه бурен tormentoso bouřlivý stürmisch stormfuld θυελλώδης tempestuoso, de tormenta, borrascoso maru- توفانی myrsky- de tempête סוער तूफानी, प्रचण्ड olujni, buran viharos dahsyat óveðurs-; hávaða- tempestoso, burrascoso 嵐のような 세찬 audringas bergelora stormachtig storm-, uværs- gwałtowny tormentoso (ca) de furtună буйный búrlivý viharen olujan stormig, storm- ซึ่งมีพายุแรง fırtınalı, boralı 暴風雨的 бурхливий طوفان خيز، طوفان نماز dữ dội 大风暴的,暴风雨的
temˈpestuously adverb
stormagtig بصورَةٍ عاصِفَه бурно tempestuosamente bouřlivě stürmisch stormfuldt εκρηκτικά, παράφορα, θυελλωδώς tempestuosamente maruliselt با جوش و خروش myrskyisästi de manière tempétueuse בִּסעָרָה तूफानीपन से, प्रचण्डता से olujno, burno viharosan dengan dahsyat ofsalega in maniera tempestosa 激しく 격렬하게 audringai vētrains; aukains dgn kecoh stormachtig stormende gwałtownie tempestuosamente ca o furtună; vije­lios бурно; буино búrlivo viharno burno stormigt อย่างโผงผาง şiddetli bir şekilde 暴風雨般地,劇烈地 бурхливо ہنگامہ خيز طور پر mạnh mẽ, dữ dội 暴风雨般地,剧烈地
temˈpestuousness noun
stormagtigheid عَصْف، شِدَّة الإنْفِعال беснеене turbulência rozbouřenost das Ungestüm stormfuldhed κατάσταση θύελλας, εκρηκτικότητα cualidad de tempestuoso marulisus جوش و خروش myrskyisyys caractère orageux/violent מָצַב שֶׁל סְעָרָה तूफानीपन, प्रचण्डता burnost viharosság kedahsyatan ofsi, ofsafengni carattere tempestoso 激しさ 격렬함 aistringumas, audringumas vētrainība; dedzīgums kekecohan stormachtigheid opprørthet gwałtowność turbulência caracter violent бурность; буйство rozbúrenosť viharnost burnost stormighet ความสับสน fırtınalı/boralı oluş 暴風雨 бурхливість ہنگامہ خيزي sự mạnh mẽ, sự dữ dội 暴风雨
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