BLOODINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bloodiness mean? 

• BLOODINESS (noun)
  The noun BLOODINESS has 2 senses:

1. the state of being bloody

2. a disposition to shed blood

  Familiarity information: BLOODINESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLOODINESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being bloody

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("bloodiness" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Derivation:

bloody (having or covered with or accompanied by blood)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A disposition to shed blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

bloodiness; bloodthirstiness

Hypernyms ("bloodiness" is a kind of...):

disposition; temperament (your usual mood)

Derivation:

bloody (having or covered with or accompanied by blood)