outrageousness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English outrageous 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 outrageousness From outrageous + -ness.
Meanings
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The quality of being outrageous.
The first time Tuvy confided his dream to his mates […] they’d howled with cruel laughter at the outrageousness of it, the silliness of it, the impossibility of it.
2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 253:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outrageousnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |