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Meaning of "piggishness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIGGISHNESS

piggishness  [ˈpɪɡɪʃnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIGGISHNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Piggishness 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 PIGGISHNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of piggishness in the English dictionary

The definition of piggishness in the dictionary is the quality of being like a pig, esp in appetite or manners; greed. Other definition of piggishness is the quality of being obstinate or mean.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIGGISHNESS


bearishness
ˈbɛərɪʃnəs
bluishness
ˈbluːɪʃnəs
boyishness
ˈbɔɪɪʃnəs
brackishness
ˈbrækɪʃnəs
bullishness
ˈbʊlɪʃnəs
doggishness
ˈdɒɡɪʃnəs
dwarfishness
ˈdwɔːfɪʃnəs
elfishness
ˈɛlfɪʃnəs
Englishness
ˈɪŋɡlɪʃnəs
girlishness
ˈɡɜːlɪʃnəs
greenishness
ˈɡriːnɪʃnəs
haggishness
ˈhæɡɪʃnəs
hoggishness
ˈhɒɡɪʃnəs
Jewishness
ˈdʒuːɪʃnəs
qualmishness
ˈkwɑːmɪʃnəs
reddishness
ˈrɛdɪʃnəs
roguishness
ˈrəʊɡɪʃnəs
sottishness
ˈsɒtɪʃnəs
thievishness
ˈθiːvɪʃnəs
waggishness
ˈwæɡɪʃnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIGGISHNESS

pigged
piggeries
piggery
piggier
piggies
piggiest
piggin
pigginess
pigging
piggish
piggishly
Piggott
piggy
piggy bank
piggy in the middle
piggyback
pight
pightle
piglet
piglike

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIGGISHNESS

Britishness
business
Caithness
childishness
foolishness
foppishness
freshness
harshness
highness
lushness
much of a muchness
rashness
richness
roughness
Royal Highness
selfishness
smoothness
stylishness
thoroughness
toughness
unselfishness

Synonyms and antonyms of piggishness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «piggishness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIGGISHNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

piggishness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piggishness
570 millions of speakers

English

piggishness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

piggishness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجشع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свинство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piggishness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

piggishness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piggishness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piggishness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unmäßigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

piggishness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

piggishness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piggishness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

piggishness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

piggishness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मलिनपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pisboğazlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piggishness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piggishness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свинство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piggishness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

piggishness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

piggishness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piggishness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

piggishness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piggishness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGGISHNESS»

The term «piggishness» is used very little and occupies the 184.301 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGGISHNESS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIGGISHNESS»

Discover the use of piggishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piggishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sea-Wolf
“It is piggishness, and it is life. Of what use or sense is an immortality of piggishness? What is the end? What is it all about? You have made no food. Yet the food you have eaten or wasted might have saved the lives of a score of wretches ...
Jack London, 2013
2
Delphi Complete Works of Jack London (Illustrated)
It is piggishness, andit islife.Of what useor sense is an immortality of piggishness ? What isthe end? What thefood you is it all about? You have made no food. Yet have eaten or wasted might have saved the lives of ascoreof wretcheswho made  ...
Jack London, 2013
3
Shelley's Textual Seductions: Plotting Utopia in the Erotic ...
Next, he alludes to one of the institutions with which Shelley aligned tyranny at the play's beginning — money — by speaking of taxes as "... the true source of piggishness" (2.1.6). According to Purganax, taxes measure and mark the meaning ...
Samuel Lyndon Gladden, 2002
4
The Sea-Story Megapack: 30 Classic Nautical Works
“It is piggishness, and it is life. Of what use or sense is an immortality of piggishness? What is the end? What is it all about? You have made no food . Yet the food you have eaten or wasted might have saved the lives of a score of wretches who ...
Jack Williamson, Ralph Milne Farley, Morgan Robertson, 2013
5
The War in Eastern Europe
'Because he is talking piggishness to a girl.' I was very much surprised. 'I did not know that talking piggishness to a girl was against the law,' I said. 'I am a friend of Bedri Bey, the chief of police,' said Ferid Bey, 'and I demand that you arrest ...
John Reed, 2008
6
20 Classic Novels (Illustrated) Part-4:
“It is piggishness, and it is life. Of what use or sense is an immortality of piggishness? What is the end? What is it all about? You have made no food. Yet the food you have eaten or wasted might have saved the lives of a score of wretches who ...
Publishthis, 2013
7
The Sea Wolf (海狼):
"Itis piggishness, and it is life. Of what use or sense is an immortality of piggishness? What is theend? What isit all about? You have made no food. Yet the food you have eaten or wasted might have saved the lives of a score ofwretches who ...
Jack London, 2011
8
Organic Chemistry I For Dummies
The electronegativity of an atom is organic-speak for an atom's electron piggishness. An atom with a high electronegativity will hog the bonding electrons from an atom of low electronegativity. If the electronegativity difference is very large, the ...
Arthur Winter, 2014
9
Jack London Collection
“It is piggishness, andit is life. Of whatuseorsense is an immortality of piggishness ? Whatis the end? What isit allabout? You have made nofood.Yetthe food you have eatenor wasted might have saved the lives of ascore of wretches who made  ...
Jack London, 2013
10
Food and Cultural Studies
Conversely, the survival of piggishness in everyday life suggested that civilization had not been fully achieved. For Friedrich Engels, writing during the nineteenth- century heyday of British industrialism, the survival of piggishness was ...
Bob Ashley, Joanne Hollows, Steve Jones, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIGGISHNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piggishness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Trainwreck: EW review
After all, how do you take a shiv to Hollywood's sexism and size 0 piggishness after you've become its latest darling? That's probably a ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Garish Tastes, Awful Hair: Donald Trump Is America
We common people may not be able to match Trump's piggy bank, but we can match his piggishness. And in this era of inflated self-esteem, ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
3
Gene Lyons: Hillary Clinton's real primary opponent
“It means 'pig,' ” she explains, “but has a specific connotation of piggishness and gluttony. This is a chronic affliction of the Clintons.”. «Northwest Herald, Jun 15»
4
It is More Important to Be Beautiful on the Inside
The powerful virtue of the woman more beautiful on the inside than the outside overcame all the piggishness. Humility made the servant's role ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
5
Commentary: Hillary's real foe in primaries
“It means 'pig,'” she explains, “but has a specific connotation of piggishness and gluttony. This is a chronic affliction of the Clintons.” This is what ... «Indiana Gazette, Jun 15»
6
Contra Faustum, III
These features of piggishness are not defects in a pig, since it is in the nature of pigs to divide the hoof but not ruminate. The absence of ... «First Things, May 15»
7
IKEA Israel prices nearly double IKEA Norway
I wrote that this is piggishness - and I did not receive a response,” he says. Bar was not satisfied. He decided to compare the entire purchase ... «Globes, May 15»
8
John Oliver Obliterates Dr. Oz: The Worst Person Ever on TV in …
We common people may not be able to match Trump's piggy bank, but we can match his piggishness. And in this era of inflated self-esteem, ... «Daily Beast, Apr 15»
9
Foreign donations leave Hillary in a cloud
It means “pig ” but has a specific connotation of piggishness and gluttony. This is a chronic affliction of the Clintons, whether it comes to ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
10
Meryl Streep: 'I Wanted To Be Tom Sawyer'
We common people may not be able to match Trump's piggy bank, but we can match his piggishness. And in this era of inflated self-esteem, ... «Daily Beast, Apr 15»

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