fractiousness
The quality of being fractiousThe quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
US/fɹˈækʃəsnəs/
» His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
(uncountable)A peevish or cranky nature.
More definitions
- the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
Examples
1 sentencesHis speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed.
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline:unrulinesswillfulnesswilfulness
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable