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Meaning of "turfiness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF TURFINESS

ˈtɜːfɪnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURFINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turfiness 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 TURFINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of turfiness in the English dictionary

The definition of turfiness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being turfy.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURFINESS

bulkiness · dauphiness · dizziness · dryness · finis · friendliness · goofiness · Guinness · happiness · holiness · huffiness · puffiness · readiness · scruffiness · scurfiness · sniffiness · snuffiness · spiffiness · stuffiness · timeliness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURFINESS

turf · turf accountant · turf dancing · turf out · turf war · turf-like · turfen · turfgrass · turfier · turfiest · turfite · turfless · turfman · turfmen · turfy · Turgenev · turgent · turgently · turgescence · turgescency

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURFINESS

agribusiness · big business · business · cleanliness · cleanliness is next to godliness · core business · craziness · do the business · drowsiness · e-business · emptiness · family business · fitness · hairiness · laziness · loneliness · loveliness · retail business · rough-and-readiness · show business · trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of turfiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turfiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURFINESS

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

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

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turfiness
1,325 millions of speakers
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turfiness
570 millions of speakers
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510 millions of speakers
hi

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380 millions of speakers
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280 millions of speakers
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278 millions of speakers
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turfiness
270 millions of speakers
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260 millions of speakers
fr

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turfiness
220 millions of speakers
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Turfiness
190 millions of speakers
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turfiness
180 millions of speakers
ja

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130 millions of speakers
ko

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turfiness
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Turfiness
85 millions of speakers
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turfiness
80 millions of speakers
ta

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turfiness
75 millions of speakers
mr

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टर्फीनेस
75 millions of speakers
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turfiness
70 millions of speakers
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65 millions of speakers
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turfiness
50 millions of speakers
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40 millions of speakers
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30 millions of speakers
el

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turfiness
15 millions of speakers
af

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14 millions of speakers
sv

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turfiness
10 millions of speakers
no

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turfiness
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Trends of use of turfiness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURFINESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of turfiness
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turfiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURFINESS»

Discover the use of turfiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turfiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Intrapreneuring: why you don't have to leave the corporation ...
Freedom from turfiness. Because new ideas almost always cross the boundaries of existing patterns of organizations, a jealous tendency to turfiness blocks innovation. Are people in your company more concerned with new ideas or with ...
Gifford Pinchot, 1986
2
From vision to reality: strategies of successful innovators ...
Freedom from turfiness. I wish Pinchot had said "expect and demand freedom from 'turfiness'." This point is so critical, to innovation and to good management in general, that it must be repeated and reinforced continually. Turf battles can kill ...
Russell Matthew Linden, 1990
3
Principles of Field-protective Forestation: Osnovy ...
Detrimental turfiness manifests itself, in droughty areas, mainly by soil desiccation, which is much more severe than in the case of shrubby underbrush. Therefore the latter was introduced by Vysotskii into steppe plantations for the precise ...
Borys Ĭosypovych Lohhinov, 1964
4
A Dictionary in English and Bengalee; Translated from Todd's ...
ঘাসের চাপড়া, চাপড়া, চপো চাঁই, মূত্তিকার উপরি ভাগ | To Turf, v. a. ঘাসের চাপড়া দিয়া আচ্ছাদন-কৃ বা-ঢাক, ঘাসের চাপড়া-বসা বা-নাগা | Turfiness, n. s. ঘ[ট্টসর চাপড়ায় অঢবৃতত্, ঘৰেসর চাপড়ঢয় ভরা বা ঢাকার তার বা অবস্থা, ঘানাবৃতত্ | Turfy. a.
Ram-Comul Sen, 1834
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Prize-essays and Transactions of the Highland and ...
... whole generation of insects; by postponing the introduction of that crop which most encourages their multi; plication, prevents the rapid increase of any that might be again carried into it; and by reducing all turfiness and consolidating the soil, ...
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 1831
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A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the ...
Turbulent, tdr'bu-lént. a. tumultuous Turbulently,ti'1r'bu-lént-lé. ad. violently Turcisrn, tur'slzm.s. religion of the Turks Turf, turf. s. a clodcovered with grass, a kind of fuel—v. a. to cover with turf Turfiness, turf'é-nés. s. the state of . abounding  ...
John Walker, 1824
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The universal etymological English dictionary
TU'RDY, morose, peevish, F. TURFINESS, the being turfy or a- bounding with turf . TURGE'SCENT iturgesctm, L.] swelling or growing big. / TU RGIDNESS [of turgidus, L ] swel- ledncft, as being puffed up. TU RKEY. Turkies were first brought ...
Nathan Bailey, 1731
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A Critical Pronoucing Dictionary & Expositor of the English ...
TURFINESS, turfe-ne«, t. The state of abounding with turfs. TURFY, tfirf-e,*. Full of turfs. Swelling, protuberant, tumid. TURGESCENCE, tar-jis'se'nse, ) ». 510. TURGESCENCY, tur-jes'sen-sMThe act of swelling, the state of beimr swollen.
John Walker, 1830
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Situating Women: Gender Politics and Circumstance in Fiji
As has been demonstrated at many points in this book, funding relationships can generate a spirit of competitiveness between women's groups, not only creating an environment of 'turfiness' (see Chapter 5), but also reinforcing the more ...
Nicole George, 2012
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The Harvard Sampler: Liberal Education for the Twenty-First ...
Clearly place attachment is not an unmixed good—it can have such negative consequences as turfiness, provincialism, xenophobia. The point is rather to pose the value of place attachment as an open question—a question, incidentally , that I ...
Jennifer M. Shephard, Stephen Michael Kosslyn, Evelynn Maxine Hammonds, 2011

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURFINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turfiness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Reyer: In office turf battles, look for shared ground
It's quite a different matter if the “turfiness” is more pronounced just with you than if it's his general style. What other resources do you have to manage the ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Nov 14»
2
Orthodox Feminists Are Not Conservatives in Disguise
I do think that there is another way, in which feminists from all denominations collaborate and dialogue without fear or unnecessary turfiness. I talked about how ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Feb 14»
3
Diversity at the CTSA
Nor is it news that the academy often resembles the sand box in its turfiness and pettiness. So, the CTSA is to be commended for setting up this ad hoc ... «National Catholic Reporter, Oct 13»
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Boston Response Praised, But Intelligence-Sharing Questioned
That lack of "turfiness," as Whitehouse put it, was no accident. One of the lessons of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and subsequent disasters — natural and ... «NPR, Apr 13»
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Playing Musical Chairs at the Office
“Part of the reason was to embrace change, to remove turfiness so that you're not just chatting with your friends and sitting with your friends,” she said. What do ... «Wall Street Journal, Aug 10»
REFERENCE
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