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Antonyms for uproariousness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhp-rawr-ee-uhs, -rohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ʌpˈrɔr i əs, -ˈroʊr-



Definition of uproariousness

Origin :
  • 1791, from uproar + -ous. Related: Uproariously.
  • As in noise : noun sound that is loud or not harmonious
Example sentences :
  • "No, no," cried Burrows, with a sort of Rabelaisian uproariousness.
  • Extract from : « The Club of Queer Trades » by G. K. Chesterton
  • They exchanged cheers and greetings as they passed, the 'Red Lion' brake being noticeable above all for its uproariousness.
  • Extract from : « Liza of Lambeth » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • And Mr. Prohack became jolly to the point of uproariousness—without touching a glass.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Prohack » by E. Arnold Bennett
  • We supped with the uproariousness that Grannie Pinn always brings here.
  • Extract from : « A Poor Man's House » by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
  • In company with laymen and loose women they eat and drink, and indulge in jokes and games which invariably end in uproariousness.
  • Extract from : « Woman under Monasticism » by Lina Eckenstein
  • When the laughers had exhausted their uproariousness, he cleared his throat, and resumed.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 » by Various
  • He tells me that half of the malgamiters are in jail at The Hague for intoxication and uproariousness last night.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Synonyms for uproariousness

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