tempestuosity means the quality of being tempestuous. It carries an Arena rating of 1479, earned across 22 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tempestuosity ranks #645 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #1,472 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #3,096 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #4,406 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words.
Why “tempestuosity” is a great word
The quality or state of being tempestuous, characterized by violent turbulence, tumult, or strong emotion. From the English adjective 'tempestuous' (meaning stormy or turbulent) + the noun-forming suffix '-osity' (denoting a state or condition). Unlike “turbulence,” which charts chaotic physical motion, or “volatility,” which notes unpredictable change, tempestuosity is the storm made personal—an emotional weather system of violent passion. It is the slammed door that rattles the house, the wine-dark sea crashing against a rocky promontory, and the furious, unanswerable argument that leaves a room charged and silent—the human spirit’s brief, terrible imitation of the hurricane.
Etymology
From tempestu(ous) + -osity.
noun
- The quality of being tempestuous.
- Someone or something that is tempestuous.e.g.“Mr. Theodore Tilton’s first novel, ‘Tempest Tossed,’ (Sheldon) promises to be a very powerful work, of the Hugo school; some think that this radical tempestuosity has found his forte in fiction.” — 1874 April 1, R. R. B., “Correspondence”, in The Publishers’ Circular and General Record of British and Foreign Literature […], volume XXXVII, number 878, published 16 April 1874, page 242:
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