Home › Words › R › rortinessrortinessrortiness means the state of being rorty; boisterousness; vitality.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rortiness ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom rorty + -ness.nounThe state of being rorty; boisterousness; vitality.e.g.“The National Youth Programme with its multifarious aspects is designed to preserve unimpaired the rortiness of youth so as to be able to turn it to advantage later in life.” — 1938 February 7, Aline Masters, “Facing the Problems of Youth”, in The Modern Review, volume LXIII, number 2, page 260:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.racketiness 70% match — Quality of being rackety. vs rortiness →riotousness 65% match — The state or condition of being riotous. vs rortiness →rouerie 65% match — The behaviour of a roué; debauchery. vs rortiness →rascaldom 61% match — The state of being a rascal. vs rortiness →rompish 60% match — Given to boisterous play; inclined to romp. vs rortiness →rackety 60% match — Making a racket; noisy. vs rortiness →ruttishness 60% match — Feeling ruttish; sexual arousal. vs rortiness →ruffianism 60% match — The behaviour of a ruffian; ruffians collectively. vs rortiness →