Antonyms for boisterousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : boi-ster-uhs, -struhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɔɪ stər əs, -strəs |
Definition of boisterousness
Origin :- late 15c., unexplained alteration of Middle English boistous (c.1300) "rough, coarse (as of food), clumsy, violent," of unknown origin, perhaps from Anglo-French bustous "rough (road)," which is perhaps from Old French boisteos "curved, lame; uneven, rough" (Modern French boiteux), itself of obscure origin. Another guess traces it via Celtic to Latin bestia. Used of persons from 1560s. Related: Boisterously; boisterousness.
- As in noise : noun sound that is loud or not harmonious
- As in riot : noun very funny happening
- As in bluster : noun bullying, intimidation
- As in din : noun loud, continuous noise
- There is boisterousness, to be sure, but less cruelty, and far less profanity.
- Extract from : « Joyce's Investments » by Fannie E. Newberry
- Let your greeting of acquaintances be free from boisterousness and familiarity.
- Extract from : « Social Life » by Maud C. Cooke
- Possibly they are attracted and entertained by the boisterousness of the crows.
- Extract from : « The Rocky Mountain Wonderland » by Enos A. Mills
- It is good humor and boisterousness and the jollity of the Fair time.
- Extract from : « The Soul of John Brown » by Stephen Graham
- The boisterousness was gone; there was almost a new timidity about her.
- Extract from : « Jimmy Quixote » by Tom Gallon
- It was not his practice to be boisterous for the sake of boisterousness.
- Extract from : « Mrs. Falchion, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
- But there was no noise or boisterousness, no singing or whistling.
- Extract from : « The Girl Scouts Rally » by Katherine Keene Galt
- At this all the greater was their merriment and boisterousness.
- Extract from : « Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) » by James S. De Benneville
- For boisterousness is only a degenerate exuberance, drunk and on the rampage.
- Extract from : « The Joyful Heart » by Robert Haven Schauffler
- During the rest of the day he was very quiet and sat gazing before him His boisterousness had vanished.
- Extract from : « The Blue Germ » by Martin Swayne
Synonyms for boisterousness
- babble
- babel
- bang
- bedlam
- bellow
- bewailing
- blare
- blast
- bluff
- boasting
- boisterousness
- bombast
- boom
- braggadocio
- bragging
- bravado
- brouhaha
- buzz
- cacophony
- carousal
- caterwauling
- clamor
- clang
- clangor
- clash
- clatter
- commotion
- confusion
- crash
- crowing
- cry
- detonation
- din
- discord
- disquiet
- disquietude
- drumming
- eruption
- excess
- explosion
- extravaganza
- fanfare
- festivity
- fireworks
- flourish
- fracas
- frolic
- fuss
- high jinks
- hoo-ha
- howl
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- hurly-burly
- jangle
- jollification
- lamentation
- lark
- merrymaking
- music
- outcry
- pandemonium
- panic
- peal
- percussion
- rabidity
- racket
- rampancy
- revelry
- ring
- roar
- romp
- row
- scream
- sensation
- shot
- shout
- shouting
- show
- sidesplitter
- skylark
- smash
- sonance
- sound
- splash
- squawk
- stridency
- swagger
- swaggering
- talk
- thud
- tintamarre
- tintinnabulation
- tumult
- turbulence
- uproar
- uproariousness
- wow
- yelling
- yelp
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