Gaddishness

/ˈɡædɪʃnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being gaddish; the characteristic of being somewhat prone to wandering or restless movement.

Etymology

Noun formed from 'gaddish' plus the suffix '-ness,' which converts adjectives into abstract nouns describing qualities. Creates a formal term for a personality trait.

Kelly Says

Adding '-ness' to 'gaddish' creates a philosophical-sounding word for what is basically 'the tendency to wander around'—it's a great example of how English can make simple concepts sound almost scholarly.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ነገር
en-de ne-ger
ARالعربية
شّر
sharr
BNবাংলা
দুঃস্বভাব
du-sh-swa-bha-ab
CACatalà
malícia
ma-li-sia
CSČeština
zlověstnost
zlov-est-nost
DADansk
ondskab
ond-skab
DEDeutsch
Boshaftigkeit
bo-shaf-ti-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
κακία
ka-kia
ESEspañol
maldad
mal-dad
FAفارسی
بدی
ba-di
FISuomi
pahollisuus
pa-ho-lis-uus
FRFrançais
méchanceté
meh-chahn-seh-tay
GUGU
કુરિ
ku-ri
HAHA
kyautar
kya-u-tar
HEעברית
רע
ra
HIहिन्दी
बुराई
bu-rai
HUMagyar
rosszindulat
rossz-in-du-lat
IDBahasa Indonesia
kejahatan
ke-ja-ha-tan
IGIG
ezi
e-zi
ITItaliano
malvagità
mal-va-ghe-ta
JA日本語
悪意
あくい
KKKK
жау
ja-u
KMKM
កម្ម
kam
KO한국어
악의
ak-ui
MRMR
अशुभ
a-shu-bh
MSBahasa Melayu
keji
ke-ji
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာ
kyan-ma
NLNederlands
kwaadaardigheid
kwa-a-da-r-dig-heid
NONorsk
ondskap
ond-skap
PAPA
ਕੁCSR
ku-CSR
PLPolski
złośliwość
zlosli-wo-sć
PTPortuguês
maldade
mal-dah-deh
RORomână
răutate
ra-too-ate
RUРусский
злоба
zlo-ba
SVSvenska
ondskans
ond-ska-ns
SWKiswahili
ovu
o-vu
TAதமிழ்
சீத்திரம்
see-thira-m
TEతెలుగు
చీకటి
chee-kati
THไทย
ความชั่วร้าย
kwan-chum-chuer-rai
TLTL
kasamaan
ka-sa-maan
TRTürkçe
kötülük
koet-u-luk
UKУкраїнська
злоба
zlo-ba
URاردو
بدی
ba-di
VITiếng Việt
ác ý
ak-yi
YOYO
àwọn
aw-on
ZH中文
邪恶
xié è
ZUZU
ukude
u-ku-de

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