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Meaning of "balefulness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BALEFULNESS

balefulness  [ˈbeɪlfʊlnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALEFULNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Balefulness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BALEFULNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of balefulness in the English dictionary

The definition of balefulness in the dictionary is the state of showing harmful intent.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALEFULNESS


beautifulness
ˈbjuːtɪfʊlnəs
eventfulness
ɪˈvɛntfʊlnəs
harmfulness
ˈhɑːmfʊlnəs
hatefulness
ˈheɪtfʊlnəs
healthfulness
ˈhɛlθfʊlnəs
meaningfulness
ˈmiːnɪŋfʊlnəs
needfulness
ˈniːdfʊlnəs
powerfulness
ˈpaʊəfʊlnəs
restfulness
ˈrɛstfʊlnəs
soulfulness
ˈsəʊlfʊlnəs
successfulness
səkˈsɛsfʊlnəs
toilfulness
ˈtɔɪlfʊlnəs
ungratefulness
ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊlnəs
unlawfulness
ʌnˈlɔːfʊlnəs
unskilfulness
ʌnˈskɪlfʊlnəs
unskillfulness
ʌnˈskɪlfʊlnəs
willfulness
ˈwɪlfʊlnəs
wishfulness
ˈwɪʃfʊlnəs
wonderfulness
ˈwʌndəfʊlnəs
wrongfulness
ˈrɒŋfʊlnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALEFULNESS

bale
Baleares
Balearic
Balearic Islands
Balearics
baleen
baleen whale
balefire
baleful
balefully
Balenciaga
baler
Balfour
Balfour Declaration
Bali
balibuntal
Balikpapan
Balinese
Balinese cat
baling machine

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALEFULNESS

business
carefulness
coolness
evilness
faithfulness
forgetfulness
fruitfulness
fullness
gracefulness
helpfulness
illness
joyfulness
mental illness
mindfulness
stillness
thankfulness
thoughtfulness
truthfulness
usefulness
wastefulness
wellness

Synonyms and antonyms of balefulness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «balefulness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALEFULNESS

Find out the translation of balefulness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of balefulness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «balefulness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

balefulness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maleficencia
570 millions of speakers

English

balefulness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

balefulness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهلاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

balefulness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balefulness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

balefulness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balefulness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelemahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

balefulness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

balefulness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

balefulness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balefulness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

balefulness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

balefulness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयानकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

balefulness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

balefulness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

balefulness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

balefulness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

balefulness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

balefulness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

balefulness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

balefulness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

balefulness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of balefulness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALEFULNESS»

The term «balefulness» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.137 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of balefulness
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALEFULNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «balefulness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «balefulness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about balefulness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALEFULNESS»

Discover the use of balefulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to balefulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Licking Wounds in Seattle and Listening to the ...
This is a volume of six personal, literary essays.
David Shively, 2012
2
Style: Essays on Renaissance and Restoration Literature and ...
... But that their bliss he turned to balefulness: Their groves he felled, their gardens did deface, Their arbors spoil, their Cabinets suppress, Their banquet houses burn, their buildings raze, And of the fairest late, now made the foulest place.
Allen Michie, Eric Buckley, Harriett Hawkins, 2005
3
Dawn and the Darkest Hour: A Study of Aldous Huxley
From the dark sockets of polished cedar wood two yellowish tawny eyes, made, apparently, of some precious stone, or perhaps of glass, stare out, slightly squinting, with an unsleeping balefulness. Such is the Holy Face. As those who have ...
George Woodcock, 2007
4
A General Theory of Emotions and Social Life
(Lazarus 1991:247,emphasis in originalexpanded) S u l l e n n e s sand gu ilt S u l l e n n e s s , b a l e f u l n e s s According to Plutchik's (1962/1991) classification, “envy, sullenness =sorrow+anger”.Butin the present development of ...
Warren D. TenHouten, 2006
5
My Jo, John; a Novel
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition.
Helen Buckinham Reeves, 2013
6
Proceedings
... and some, to their shame be it spoken, who wear broadcloth, silk, satin, lawn, or velvet, believe in the balefulness of thirteen, the power of the evil eye, and the influence of charms and religious emblems. Whilst others, equally high in society,  ...
Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool, 1867
7
Among my books: First [-second] series
... Ne ought their goodly workmanship might save Them from the tempest of his wrathfulness, But that their bliss he turned to balefulness ; * Ben Jonson told Drammond " that in that paper Sir W. Raleigh had of the allegories of his Faery Queen, ...
James Russell Lowell, 1870
8
American Science Fiction and the Cold War: Literature and Film
There is an absolute congruence between the editor's and the narrator's diagnoses of a collective denial of dread: 'It was a time when Americans once again refused to face certain realities that glared at them with ever-increasing balefulness' ...
David Seed, 2013
9
After a Fall: A Sociomedical Sojourn
“How's everything going?” “Well, the internet is not reliable and I've been thinking about health care and what needs to happen. You're the business manager, right ?” “Assistant,” Brandon says. I can't tell if that is false pride or balefulness in his ...
Laurel Richardson, 2013
10
Knowledge and Pain
But consider such literary usages as Jean Paul's Weltschmerz.29 It describes a painful emotion due to the world's balefulness and one's incapability to change it. This mental state, which incorporates a complex set of beliefs about oneself and  ...
Esther Cohen, Leona Toker, Manuela Consonni, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALEFULNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term balefulness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Tranquilized by Trivia'
Our ability to wonder loses its power to open to exploration and creativity as they wither under a siege of cultural balefulness. Our choices are to ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Monumental Achievement: East India Youth Interviewed
'Entirety' forms a colossally high peak of intense industrial techno, off which the listener must plunge into the beautiful balefulness of 'Carousel', ... «The Quietus, Mar 15»
3
A kinder, gentler 'Dance of Death' at A Noise Within
... softens some of the savagery. But even watered down, Strindberg's balefulness has a tonic quality. Theater reviews: Full coverageOpen link. «Los Angeles Times, Oct 14»
4
In Sickness and in Health: As autumn arrives, more of us should …
The garden becomes a redundant place, a patch of balefulness giving me muddy evil eyes through the kitchen window as I try to ignore it until ... «The Independent, Sep 14»
5
Exploring Concealment and Display Through Counter-Camouflage …
... both artists, Mike Parillo and Ashkan Honarvar, explore notions of concealment and display in pictures that straddle balefulness and beauty. «Huffington Post, May 14»
6
Embracing The Void: Stefan Jaworzyn On The Birth Of Skullflower
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? 'The Second Coming' W.B. Yeats. Skullflower were the sound of balefulness. A sneer turned into ... «The Quietus, Oct 13»
7
'Only God Forgives' review: unwatchable
... shirt untucked so as to hide the sword and with an expression of such unrelenting balefulness that he becomes impossible to take seriously. «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 13»
8
Luke Haines On Art School Bop Reissue & Jimmy Savile
During the film the man who formed The Auteurs and Black Box Recorder as well as becoming "balefulness personified in age of bland and ... «The Quietus, Jan 13»
9
Harriet Walker: Poor old David Cameron – you just have to LOL
... get involved, for ticking the communication box with none of the facial expressions, hand-wringing or balefulness of actual human interaction. «The Independent, May 12»
10
Sunn O))) ØØ Void
ØØ Void is confronting, and its balefulness and labyrinthine demeanour will be off-putting for the majority, but what it lacks in immediacy is more ... «PopMatters, Jan 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Balefulness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/balefulness>. May 2024 ».
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