rousednessn.
/ˈraʊzdnᵻs/, /ˈraʊzᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈraʊzdnəs/, /ˈraʊzədnəs/ rare.
The state or condition of being aroused; arousal; alertness.Apparently only in the works of D. H. Lawrence.
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the mind > emotion > excitement > [noun]
excitation1393
motiona1398
concitation1534
erectiona1586
fermentationc1660
effervescence1744
effervescency1767
intumescence1775
electricity1796
electrization1798
sensation1807
electrification1835
bubblement1842
excitement1846
suscitation1870
exuberation1889
splash1899
rousedness1915
adrenaline1928
drama1930
1915 D. H. Lawrence Rainbow iv. 94 There was a kind of bristling rousedness in the room.
1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love (1922) xiv. 184 Gerald watched her all the time she spoke, his eyes glittering with faint rousedness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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