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Meaning of "dreadfulness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DREADFULNESS

ˈdredfʊlnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DREADFULNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dreadfulness 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 DREADFULNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dreadfulness in the English dictionary

The definition of dreadfulness in the dictionary is badness; very poor quality. Other definition of dreadfulness is appalling nature; horror.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DREADFULNESS

beautifulness · disregardfulness · gladfulness · harmfulness · healthfulness · heedfulness · meaningfulness · needfulness · powerfulness · pridefulness · regardfulness · restfulness · soulfulness · successfulness · ungratefulness · unlawfulness · unmindfulness · willfulness · wonderfulness · wrongfulness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DREADFULNESS

dread · dreader · dreadful · dreadfully · dreadless · dreadlessly · dreadlessness · dreadlocked · dreadlocks · dreadly · dreadnaught · dreadnought · dream · dream team · dream ticket · dream up · dream world · dreamboat · dreamer · dreamery

WORDS THAT END LIKE DREADFULNESS

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 dreadfulness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dreadfulness» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DREADFULNESS

Find out the translation of dreadfulness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dreadfulness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dreadfulness» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

猥琐
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

dreadfulness
570 millions of speakers
en

English

dreadfulness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

भयंकरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفزاعة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

dreadfulness
278 millions of speakers
pt

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dreadfulness
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

dreadfulness
260 millions of speakers
fr

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dreadfulness
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Dreadfulness
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Scheußlichkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

굉장
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Dreadfulness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dreadfulness
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

dreadfulness
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

भयावहता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

korkunçluk
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

terribilità
65 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Polish

dreadfulness
50 millions of speakers
uk

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dreadfulness
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

dreadfulness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρομερότης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dreadfulness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dreadfulness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dreadfulness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dreadfulness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DREADFULNESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of dreadfulness
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «dreadfulness».

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DREADFULNESS»

Discover the use of dreadfulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dreadfulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Edges of Experience: Memory and Emergence : Proceedings of ...
Let us consider one of the qualities of the Great Mother, namely the aspect of her dreadfulness: every mother can have a real power of life or death over her child, and every mother has been, in her turn, in contact with a mother who could ...
Lyn Cowan, 2006
2
The Dreadfulness of the Sin of Despising Dominion and ...
This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher.
John Whitfield, 2011
3
Probabilistic Risk Analysis: Foundations and Methods
Suppose 'dreadfulness' is a quality scored by respondents on the scale 1 to 10. Suppose in response to an inquiry you scored the dreadfulness of hazards 'home appliances', 'vaccinations', 'pesticides', and 'nuclear power' as 1. 2, 7, 9 ...
Tim Bedford, Roger Cooke, 2001
4
The Dreadfulness of the Plague Or a Sermon Preached in the ...
This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher.
Josiah Hunter, 2010
5
Risk in Social Science
Most important is the factor which represents characteristics which were related to the severity or dreadfulness of the hazard, such as terror, lack of controllability, involuntariness, or concern for future generations (the dreadfulness of risks ...
Peter Taylor-Gooby, Jens O. Zinn, 2006
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Sermons
Just in the same way, there is all the difference in the world between knowing the dreadfulness of your sins and feeling the dreadfulness of your sins. It is all in vain that you read your Bibles and hear us preach, unless the Spirit use the words ...
Robert Murray M'Cheyne, 1848
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The Works of the Late Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne: ...
Just in the same way, there is all the difference in the world between knowing the dreadfulness of your sins and feeling the dreadfulness of your sins. It is all in vain that you read your Bibles and hear us preach, unless the Spirit use the words ...
Robert Murray M'Cheyne, 1847
8
War and Faith in Sudan
But as soon as we acknowledge its dreadfulness (not as opponents: what kind of match could we be for it?), but somehow with a confidence that this very dreadfulness may be something completely ours, though something that is just now too ...
Gabriel Meyer, 2005
9
The Works of President Edwards: With a Memoir of His Life
The spirit that is at work takes off persons' minds from the vanities of the world, and engages them in a deep concern about eternal happiness, and puts them upon earnestly seeking their salvation, and convinces them of the dreadfulness of ...
Jonathan Edwards, Sereno Edwards Dwight, 1829
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The Works of Jonathan Edwards, A.M.: With an Essay on His ...
He was broken down, as it were, by the distress of his mind, in a sense of the dreadfulness of his condition. 3. His earnest manner of inquiring of them what he shall do to escape from this miserable condition ; " Sirs, what must I do to be saved ...
Jonathan Edwards, Henry Rogers, Edward Hickman, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DREADFULNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dreadfulness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How I became a women's football convert
... the unmitigated dreadfulness of last year's World Cup campaign, when the superstar millionaires of the so-called “best league in the world” ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Greece, Iran And The Imperfect Art Of International Poker
There's a civil society in Iran that dreams of normality, even more so considering the dreadfulness of the regional environment. Would the ... «Worldcrunch, Jun 15»
3
The many manifestations of the welfare state undermine personal …
... peddling their high sanctimony, self-regard and self-awarded superior morality, are forever banging on about the dreadfulness of inequality, ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
4
San Andreas - Review
... through the Golden Gate Bridge is specky, but otherwise this is a movie of seismic dreadfulness – a frontrunner for Joe Cocker of the year. «Echonetdaily, Jun 15»
5
San Andreas – Cinema Review
... through the Golden Gate Bridge is specky, but otherwise this is a movie of seismic dreadfulness – a frontrunner for Joe Cocker of the year. «Echonetdaily, Jun 15»
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State Trembles As Noxious Storm Sweeps Capitol
... rose to make the obligatory "what have we done?" speech, although this one was granted more heft by the sheer dreadfulness of the budget. «Hartford Courant, Jun 15»
7
Friday's best TV
It's hard to put your finger on why Eurovision's cavalcade of dreadfulness exerts such fascination, not least on clever audiences with select ... «The Guardian, May 15»
8
Crossing Borders
When most San Diegans are tossing and turning to get out of bed, most of our Tijuana neighbors have already tackled the dreadfulness of the ... «City Times, May 15»
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The Botanist restaurant review: 'Garish novelty over good taste'
Nor did the addition of nachos add much to Lynn's enjoyment of this cacophony of dreadfulness. We sat glumly, next to a wall and slightly ... «Birmingham Mail, May 15»
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Cannes Review: Matteo Garrone's 'Tale of Tales' With Salma Hayek …
It makes for compelling individual scenes of beautiful dreadfulness (the cinematic pantheon of "Carrie"-esque women in evening wear, ... «Indie Wire, May 15»
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