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BLOODTHIRSTINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bloodthirstiness mean? 

BLOODTHIRSTINESS (noun)
  The noun BLOODTHIRSTINESS has 1 sense:

1. a disposition to shed bloodplay

  Familiarity information: BLOODTHIRSTINESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLOODTHIRSTINESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A disposition to shed blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

bloodiness; bloodthirstiness

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

disposition; temperament (your usual mood)

Derivation:

bloodthirsty (marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed)


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