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Definition of Gameness
1. Noun. Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet.
Generic synonyms: Disability Of Walking
Specialized synonyms: Intermittent Claudication
Derivative terms: Game, Gimp, Gimpy, Lame
Definition of Gameness
1. n. Endurance; pluck.
Definition of Gameness
1. Noun. The quality of being game; bravery, courage or pluck ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gameness
1. the quality of being game [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gameness
Literary usage of Gameness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland by Rawdon Briggs Lee (1894)
"By " gameness" I do not mean partiality to fighting and cat-killing, and standing
... I have seen a dog of great excellence and gameness in a street fight, ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1871)
"... and Highland Fling, with her flying mane, and white blaze and feet, kept up
the Scottish Chiefs charter for gameness, and sent Russley home rejoicing. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"gameness (common), spirit, pluck, endurance. An almost recognised word. Whatever else
you might think of Blake, there was no doubt about his gameness. ..."
4. Little Visits With Great Americans by Orison Swett Marden (1904)
""gameness" WAS NEEDED; ROOSEVELT HAD PLENTY. In those days, if there was one
attribute of character and make-up more thoroughly acceptable than another, ..."
5. A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland by Rawdon Briggs Lee (1894)
"By " gameness" I do not mean partiality to fighting and cat-killing, and standing
... I have seen a dog of great excellence and gameness in a street fight, ..."
6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1871)
"... and Highland Fling, with her flying mane, and white blaze and feet, kept up
the Scottish Chiefs charter for gameness, and sent Russley home rejoicing. ..."
7. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"gameness (common), spirit, pluck, endurance. An almost recognised word. Whatever else
you might think of Blake, there was no doubt about his gameness. ..."
8. Little Visits With Great Americans by Orison Swett Marden (1904)
""gameness" WAS NEEDED; ROOSEVELT HAD PLENTY. In those days, if there was one
attribute of character and make-up more thoroughly acceptable than another, ..."
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