-dēnə̇s, -din- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English windinesse, from windy (I) + -nesse -ness
: the quality or state of being windy: as
a. : flatulence
b. : lack of substance : verbosity , pomposity
showed up the windiness of their arguments, the sublime folly of their attempts — Virginia Woolf
c. : the presence of wind in the atmosphere
average hourly velocity is considered a good index of windiness — New Yorker
d. : breathiness