Inordinateness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inordinate \In*or"di*nate\, a. [L. inordinatus disordered. See
     {In-} not, and {Ordinate}.]
     Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds;
     irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of
     the world. "Inordinate desires." --Milton. "Inordinate
     vanity." --Burke. -- {In*or"di*nate*ly}, adv. --


     {In*or"di*nate*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inordinateness
       n : immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or
           permitted limits [syn: {excess}, {excessiveness}]