crossness
crossness · crossnesses
The state of being crossThe state of being cross; mild anger
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being cross; mild anger
More definitions
- an irritable petulant feeling
- a disposition to be ill-tempered
Forms
plural: crossnesses| Singular | crossness |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- an irritable petulant feeling:irritabilityfretfulnessfussinesspeevishnesspetulancecholer
- a disposition to be ill-tempered:crabbinesscrabbedness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcross
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable