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Meaning of "faddiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FADDINESS

faddiness  [ˈfædɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FADDINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Faddiness 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 FADDINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of faddiness in the English dictionary

The definition of faddiness in the dictionary is the state or quality of being excessively fussy, especially with food. Other definition of faddiness is the state or quality of being briefly fashionable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FADDINESS


bandiness
ˈbændɪnəs
broodiness
ˈbruːdɪnəs
cupidinous
kjuːˈpɪdɪnəs
curdiness
ˈkɜːdɪnəs
goodiness
ˈɡʊdɪnəs
gourdiness
ˈɡʊədɪnəs
libidinous
lɪˈbɪdɪnəs
moldiness
ˈməʊldɪnəs
molybdenous
mɒˈlɪbdɪnəs
multitudinous
ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs
nerdiness
ˈnɜːdɪnəs
paludinous
pəˈljuːdɪnəs
platitudinous
ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪnəs
pulchritudinous
ˌpʌlkrɪˈtjuːdɪnəs
reediness
ˈriːdɪnəs
rough-and-readiness
ˌrʌfənˈredɪnəs
slipshoddiness
ˈslɪpˌʃɒdɪnəs
tendinous
ˈtɛndɪnəs
torpedinous
tɔːˈpiːdɪnəs
unhandiness
ʌnˈhændɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FADDINESS

fad
fadable
fadaise
Fadden
faddier
faddiest
faddish
faddishly
faddishness
faddism
faddist
faddle
faddy
fade
fade-in
fade-in fade-out
fade-out
fadeaway
faded
fadedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE FADDINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of faddiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «faddiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FADDINESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

faddiness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

faddiness
570 millions of speakers

English

faddiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

faddiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

faddiness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

faddiness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

faddiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

faddiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faddiness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Faddiness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

faddiness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

faddiness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

faddiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Faddiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất thường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

faddiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिकटपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

faddiness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

faddiness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

faddiness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

faddiness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

faddiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

faddiness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vreemd nie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

faddiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

faddiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of faddiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FADDINESS»

The term «faddiness» is used very little and occupies the 159.153 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FADDINESS» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «FADDINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word faddiness.
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Audrey MacLean
I'm just not entirely sure how to gauge the faddiness of the Internet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FADDINESS»

Discover the use of faddiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to faddiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Psychiatry by Ten Teachers
If faddiness is humoured, it is likely to continue. The most severe faddiness may lead to non-organic failure to thrive (that is when there is no identified medical explanation for why a child is failing to grow). This may need to be monitored.
Nisha Dogra, Brian Lunn, Stephen Cooper, 2011
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Can't Eat, Won't Eat: Dietary Difficulties and Autistic ...
Beyond. Faddiness. ]ack Sprat could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean, And so between them both, you see, They licked the platter clean. (circa 1639) It was the middle ofthe night and I'd been woken by the sound ofmy son coughing loudly.
Brenda Legge, 2002
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Eating Disorders: A Parents' Guide, Second Edition
In summary, these are the faddiness and the restrictive eating phases of the pre- school years, and the 'overeating' during the adolescent growth spurt. These are generally temporary phenomena and, as long as parents do not attempt to ...
Rachel Bryant-Waugh, Bryan Lask, Consultant Psychiatrist Bryan Lask, 2013
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Infant Development: Recent Advances
FOOD ACCEPTANCE AND FADDINESS The range of foods that we will accept and eat narrows as we get less hungry; that is, we will eat stale bread when starving but at the end of a large meal might be tempted only by a chocolate mint.
J. Gavin Bremner, Alan Slater, George Butterworth, 1997
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Children who Fail to Thrive: A Practice Guide
The problems associated with eating fall into two categories: refusal to eat (which often leads to growth failure), and excessive faddiness. Studies exploring eating behaviour among babies and young children (Harris, 1988; Harris & Booth, ...
Dorota Iwaniec, 2004
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A Clinical Approach to Medicine
Feeding problems cover a wide spectrum of phenomena of variable significance, ranging from variations of normal behavior such as mild faddiness and pickiness, to conditions of major developmental significance such as failure to thrive.
Yong Yau Ong, 2005
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A Shine of Rainbows (Bello)
But then,Isuppose,' she added thoughtfully, 'it must be difficult to pleaseso many children and it stands to reason they couldn't encourage faddiness.If youdidn't like what was thereyou justhadto go without orfillup with bread and what passed  ...
Lillian Beckwith, 2012
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A Playworker's Guide to Understanding Children's Behaviour: ...
Food faddiness. • Excessive preoccupation or discussion about body weight. Managing eating disorders q If you have concerns that a youngster at club is showing indications of an eating disorder, you must talk to the parents. Eating disorders ...
Andrea Clifford-Poston, 2008
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Behaviour Problems in Young Children: Assessment and Management
C o m b a t i n g faddiness Offering a varieddietthat includes fresh fruit and vegetables can be difficult when achild isfaddy. Itis expensive tobuy food that children do not eat and it is very easy for the mother to fall into thetrapofofferingthe child ...
Jo Douglas, 2002
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Training in Paediatrics
Feeding problems: food refusal and faddiness Up to 20% of normal children undergoing the transition from milk to solids are reported to be slow or fussy eaters. Many children go through a period of food refusal at some time between the age ...
Mark Gardiner, Sarah Eisen, Catherine Murphy, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FADDINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term faddiness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Running for your life - in a good way
What I'm looking for is a form of mental, physical and emotional support that is both straightforward and effective without any hint of faddiness. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
2
Milan Fashion Week 2015:Bottega Veneta review - Fashion that's a …
They're a bit like buying an Old Master – Bottega Veneta is not going to tank with the indiscriminate faddiness of the contemporary market. «The Independent, Feb 15»
3
New fitness regime that promises a new body in four weeks
... Storfer and fitnessontoast.com exercise blogger Faya Nilsson, takes the faddiness out of the equation and instead recommends eating carbs, ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
4
What do dictators like to eat?
Ultimately, of course, all the food-tasters, chemists, faddiness and fussiness in the world could not save these men. They all died in the end ... «BBC News, Dec 14»
5
Fad frenzies of years gone by
Cubism: The daddy of the faddiness is the Rubik's Cube. It was invented by 29-year-old brain-box Erno Rubik in 1974 but it wasn't until it made ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»
6
Are Precations A Thing Now?
Beyond the faddiness of the word itself, the concept of actively helping employees take more vacations, for them to be better & happier at work ... «Skift, Oct 14»
7
What Clean Eating Is Really Like: The Two Week Challenge
I did have a few because of the aforementioned health faddiness but the ones I didn't certainly pushed up the price. Hulled pistachios don't ... «Yahoo Lifestyle UK, Sep 14»
8
How I mastered suspension training
I prefer not to think of it as faddiness but pragmatism. You either vary your workout regime every few years, or you stage some kind of dramatic, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 14»
9
The Werewolf Diet: Why This Sounds Like A Load Of Old Rubbish
'A diet that is described as a detox or the latest craze smacks of “faddiness”. A diet where you eat only fruit and veg juices is unlikely to do you ... «Marie Claire.co.uk, Mar 14»
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Golden Seeder: How Angel Audrey MacLean Invests Like An …
“I'm just not entirely sure how to gauge the faddiness of the Internet,” says MacLean, who, at 61, is one of the nation's most seasoned, ... «Forbes, May 13»

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