rabidness

/rə'biditi/ Cách viết khác : (rabidness) /'ræbidnis/

Thân thiện

A poet writes with rabidness in a quiet study.

Definition

Noun: 1. Extreme or fanatical enthusiasm, zeal, or fervor: A state of intense, often unreasoning, passion or excitement for something. 2. The quality or state of being rabid; violent intensity: This meaning connects to the original sense of the word relating to rabies, implying a kind of madness, fury, or uncontrollable aggression.

Usage

• The word "rabidness" describes an intensity that goes beyond normal enthusiasm, often suggesting a single-minded, irrational, or aggressive quality.
• It is typically used to describe a person's attitude, support, or belief system (e.g., political rabidness, fanatical rabidness).
• It is a formal and somewhat literary word.

Examples

• The rabidness of his political support alarmed even his allies.
• She argued her point with a frightening rabidness, refusing to listen to any other perspective.
• The critic was known for the rabidness of his attacks on modern art.

Advanced Usage

• "with rabidness": Used as an adverbial phrase to describe an action performed with extreme fervor.
  • He pursued his goals with a singular rabidness.

Variants and Related Words

• Rabid (adjective): Having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something. ()
• Rabidity (noun): A less common synonym for "rabidness," carrying the same meanings.

Synonyms

• Fanaticism
• Zealotry
• Fervor
• Mania
• Frenzy

Antonyms

• Apathy
• Indifference
• Moderation

Học thuật

Noun

1. unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm
   • poetry is a sort of divine madness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• madness
• rabidity