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While I shared many of the same emotions Bill describes, in no way did my experience ever degenerate into the grimness I find in his book - I didn't have to live with Don, and I think that made a big big difference.
Gary Lucas

Meaning of "grimness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRIMNESS

grimness  [ˈɡrɪmnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRIMNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grimness 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 GRIMNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grimness in the English dictionary

The definition of grimness in the dictionary is the quality of being grim.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRIMNESS


blithesomeness
ˈblaɪðsəmnɪs
calmness
ˈkɑːmnɪs
dimness
ˈdɪmnɪs
dumbness
ˈdʌmnɪs
firmness
ˈfɜːmnɪs
gameness
ˈɡeɪmnɪs
glumness
ˈɡlʌmnɪs
gruesomeness
ˈɡruːsəmnɪs
lameness
ˈleɪmnɪs
loathsomeness
ˈləʊðsəmnɪs
numbness
ˈnʌmnɪs
primness
ˈprɪmnɪs
randomness
ˈrændəmnɪs
sameness
ˈseɪmnɪs
slimness
ˈslɪmnɪs
tiresomeness
ˈtaɪəsəmnɪs
trimness
ˈtrɪmnɪs
ugsomeness
ˈʌɡsəmnɪs
wholesomeness
ˈhəʊlsəmnɪs
winsomeness
ˈwɪnsəmnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRIMNESS

grim dig
Grim Reaper
grimace
grimacer
grimacingly
Grimaldi
Grimaldi man
grimalkin
grime
grimily
griminess
grimlooked
grimly
Grimm
Grimm´s law
grimmer
grimmest
grimoire
Grimsby
grimy

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRIMNESS

awareness
bottomness
business
buxomness
darkness
fitness
grumness
happiness
humdrumness
in the wilderness
infirmness
lissomness
lukewarmness
nonrandomness
rumness
seldomness
solemness
uniformness
warmness
wellness

Synonyms and antonyms of grimness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grimness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRIMNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

严峻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

severidad
570 millions of speakers

English

grimness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

grimness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كآبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Grimness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grimness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grimness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grimness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keluhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verbissenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

残酷さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

grimness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grimness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

grimness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

grimness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कशपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gaddarlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grimness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Grimness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Grimness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înverșunare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

grimness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwoed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grimness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grimness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grimness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIMNESS»

The term «grimness» is regularly used and occupies the 103.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIMNESS» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «GRIMNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grimness.
1
Martin Amis
It's becoming clearer and clearer to me that the world is there to be celebrated by writers, and in fact this is what all the good ones do, and that the great fashion for gloom and grimness was in fact a false path that certain writers took, I think in response to the horrors of the first half of the twentieth century.
2
Greg van Eekhout
As a reader, I tend not to get too much from tales of unrelenting grimness.
3
Gary Lucas
While I shared many of the same emotions Bill describes, in no way did my experience ever degenerate into the grimness I find in his book - I didn't have to live with Don, and I think that made a big big difference.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIMNESS»

Discover the use of grimness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grimness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Literary Power and the Criteria of Truth
CHAPTER. 3. The. Grimness. of. the. Truth. Mais depuis que Swann etait si triste, ressentant toujours cette espece de frisson qui precede le moment oil Ton va pleurer, il avait le meme besoin de parler du chagrin qu'un assassin a de parler de ...
Laura Quinney, 1995
2
The Brasilian navigator; or, Sailing directory for all the ...
From Old Head, the S.E. point of South Ronaldsha, to Copinsha Island, the bearing and distance are N.E. by E. J E. 13 miles; and from Old Head to Grimness N.E. J N. 5 miles. Old Skerry extends, as before-mentioned, a quarter of a mile E.S.E. ...
John Purdy, 1838
3
The End of Ohm: A Science Fantasy for Overcoming Resistant ...
Avery didn't understand the mood of grimness that had overtaken her, a grimness with an undertone of hopelessness. This mood was hardly like the positive, problem-solving young woman he had known before. “We'll keep a watch from up ...
D. B. Clark, 2000
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Scottish Ghost Stories
The secret of the grimness did not lie, he thought, in any one particular feature— in the tall, gaunt geyser, for example (though there was always something in the look of a geyser when it was old and dilapidated, as was the case with this one, ...
Elliott O'Donnell, 2011
5
The Synonymous, Etymological, and Pronouncing English ...
Hor'ri-blf-ncss, j. t err iblen x ss, grimness, hidc- ousness, fearful ness. HiVri-bly, ad. dreadfully, hideously, terribly, to a great degree. Horrid, a. (Lat. horridus) hideous, dreadful, shocking,TERmBi.E ; (hocking, offensive, un- pleasing: in women's ...
William Perry (lecturer in the Academy at Edinburgh.), William Perry (of Kelso, Scotland.), Samuel Johnson, 1805
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Speculative Philosophy
.”52 Reflective, critical philosophy seems to be proper philosophy—for the same reason people took Jorge seriously—his over— all grimness. William, the hero and protagonist, in confronting the grimness of Jorge says to Jorge that he would  ...
Donald Phillip Verene, 2009
7
What Faith Is Not
I had to cancel the award "on account of grimness." Neither conservative nor liberal journalists thought my idea was humorous. The editors of both liberal and conservative newspapers greeted the announcement of the award with grimness.
Mitch Finley, 2001
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New and Extensive Sailing Directions for the Navigation of ...
N. E. J E. 3J miles from Grimness, is Roseness, the south point of Pomona ; between lie the entrances of Water Sound and Holm Sound, which are dangerous iu an easterly gale and flood tide ; particularly Water Sound. Water Sound lies ...
John William Norie, 1823
9
Picturing the City: Urban Vision and the Ashcan School
109 That grimness—an appreciation of disappointment and cruelty—gave depth to the stories of urban life that Sloan told in the memory paintings. COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY The startled woman in Sixth Avenue and 30th Street ...
Rebecca Zurier, 2006
10
Humor and Psyche: Psychoanalytic Perspectives
Still, I must have felt somewhat secure to allow myself such spontaneity, especially in view of his grimness and anger. A witty, lighthearted response could have been out of place and unempathic. Nevertheless, I knew that I could infuse my ...
James W. Barron, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRIMNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grimness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
True Detective Season 2 Episode 4 Review: “Down Will Come”
There's nothing but shadows and grimness to be spread around, something “Down Will Come” continues to shove in the audience's face – and ... «TVOvermind, Jul 15»
2
Preston Castle's harsh, haunted past
Then again, life here wasn't all unrelenting grimness. After all, these young wards of the state got three squares a day and a roof over their ... «Herald & Review, Jul 15»
3
Fat Girl Flow Blogger Corissa Enneking Shares Slow Motion Pool …
Although it may sometimes seem like a small issue compared to the world's other grimness, representation in every aspect of society and the ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
4
TV Review: Who Do You Think You Are?
Is that poor Elizabeth who died?" Further grimness followed. "What does this mean?" asked Blessed scrutinising a document, "'Father: Pauper'. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All atmosphere and no …
“Strangerland” wallows in the grimness of its story. The undeniable splendour of the cinematography—the landscape and the dust storm are ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
6
SDCC 2015: New Batman v Superman Trailer Tomorrow?
A new trailer may be an opportunity to either double down on the grimness and try and convince us that it's the right move or show us that the ... «Caped Crusades, Jul 15»
7
Reel Brief: Mini reviews of Big Game, My Ex-Ex, Tangerine, That …
Co-writers Sean Baker (who also directs) and Chris Bergoch tell tales of sex, drugs and exploitation with grimness tempered by empathy and ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
8
Tangerine capably straddles comedy and drama: review
Co-writers Sean Baker (who also directs) and Chris Bergoch tell tales of sex, drugs and exploitation with grimness tempered by empathy and ... «OurWindsor.ca, Jul 15»
9
True Detective Season 2
This season the grimness takes the forefront. The weary cops' stories unwind in much more regular fashion. We have no Cthulhu mythology ... «Memphis Flyer, Jul 15»
10
Versace, Dior and the Reality Gap
Generally, there are two theories of couture: it serves as “the dream,” an aesthetic escape hatch from the grimness of the day (or, as Ms. «New York Times, Jul 15»

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