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RABIDNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

Example:

poetry is a sort of divine madness

Synonyms:

madness; rabidity; rabidness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("rabidness" is a kind of...):

ebullience; enthusiasm; exuberance (overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval)

Derivation:

rabid (marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea)

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