Definition of Brawniness

1. Noun. Possessing muscular strength.

Exact synonyms: Brawn, Heftiness, Muscle, Muscularity, Sinew
Generic synonyms: Strength
Derivative terms: Brawny, Brawny, Muscle, Muscular, Muscular, Muscular, Sinewy

Definition of Brawniness

1. n. The quality or state of being brawny.

Definition of Brawniness

1. Noun. The state of being brawny or having brawn. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brawniness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brawniness

brawlier
brawliest
brawling
brawlingly
brawlings
brawls
brawly
brawn
brawned
brawnedness
brawner
brawners
brawnier
brawniest
brawnily
brawniness (current term)
brawninesses
brawning
brawnness
brawns
brawny
brawny arm
brawny oedema
brawny scleritis
braws
braxies
braxton hicks contraction
braxy
bray
brayed

Literary usage of Brawniness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1906)
"Ill some instances, however, as often happens in inguinal buboes, excessive infiltration of the tissues gives rise to so much brawniness that softening ..."

2. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1897)
"As the edema did not entirely subside, and as there was much brawniness of the upper lid, indicating deep-seated orbital disease, and furthermore, ..."

3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1840)
"Their lofty stature, great breadth of chest and brawniness of shoulder, thin flanks, small feet, and keen quick eyes, were classic. Excepting the telescopes ..."

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