Boisterousness
/ˈbɔɪ.stər.əs.nəs/noun
The state or quality of being noisy, energetic, and unruly.
Did you know?Boisterous comes through Middle English from Anglo-French and possibly Old French boisteus, a word whose older sense may have carried the feel of roughness or awkward heaviness rather than mere loud fun.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
boisterousness
“the quality of being boisterous”
Late Middle English
Anglo-French
boist(e)rous
“rough, wild, noisy”
Old French
Old French
boisteus
“clumsy, awkward, rough”
Latin
Latin
boist-
“uncertain; possibly connected to a word for roughness or awkwardness”
Modern English
English
boisterousness
“noisy, energetic unruliness”
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