racketinessn.
/ˈrakᵻtɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈrækədinᵻs/ rare.
The tendency to indulge in a dissipated and hectic social life.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [noun] > boisterous liveliness
nepotation1656
uproariness1806
up'roariousness1847
racketiness1939
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] > rowdy noise
riotc1440
racket1565
obstreperousness1655
rattle1688
rowdyism1838
rowdy-dow1845
rowdiness1847
rooty-toot1852
racketiness1939
1939 C. Day Lewis Child of Misfortune iii. ii. 270 No doubt racketiness was just part of the fashionable sexual lure then.
1979 Listener 1 Nov. 508/2 Her racketiness and smart friends arouse less appreciation.
2006 Evening Standard (Nexis) 19 June 35 Everything about Moss is uniquely British—the look, the clothes, the vices, the racketiness with an edge of glamour.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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