Home › Words › G › gourdinessgourdinessgourdiness means the state of being gourdy.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, gourdiness ranks #16,730 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom gourdy + -ness.nounThe state of being gourdy.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.grodiness 66% match — The condition of being grody. vs gourdiness →goutiness 65% match — The state of being gouty; gout. vs gourdiness →goonishness 63% match — The quality of being goonish. vs gourdiness →cadginess 62% match — The state or quality of being cadgy. vs gourdiness →gloatiness 60% match — The state or quality of being gloaty. vs gourdiness →gushiness 60% match — The property of being gushy. vs gourdiness →gibbousness 60% match — The state or quality of being gibbous. vs gourdiness →bulbousness 60% match — The state or condition of being bulbous. vs gourdiness →