windiness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

windiness
    n 1: a mildly windy state of the air [syn: {breeziness},
         {windiness}]
    2: boring verbosity [syn: {prolixity}, {prolixness},
       {windiness}, {long-windedness}, {wordiness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Windiness \Wind"i*ness\, n.
   1. The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as,
      the windiness of the weather or the season.
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   2. Fullness of wind; flatulence.
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   3. Tendency to generate wind or gas; tendency to produce
      flatulence; as, the windiness of vegetables.
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   4. Tumor; puffiness.
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            The swelling windiness of much knowledge.
                                                  --Brerewood.
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