grumpiness
grumpiness · grumpinesses
The state, or act, of being grumpyThe state, or act, of being grumpy; a feeling of irritation or annoyance, resulting in sulkiness and complaints.
US/ɡɹˈʌmpinˌɛs/
» Did you get out of bed on the wrong side today, Tom? Your grumpiness is almost unbearable!
Bist du heute mit dem falschen Fuß zuerst aufgestanden, Tom? Deine Miesepetrigkeit ist ja kaum auszuhalten!
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state, or act, of being grumpy; a feeling of irritation or annoyance, resulting in sulkiness and complaints.
More definitions
- a fussy and eccentric disposition
Examples
1 sentencesDid you get out of bed on the wrong side today, Tom? Your grumpiness is almost unbearable!
deBist du heute mit dem falschen Fuß zuerst aufgestanden, Tom? Deine Miesepetrigkeit ist ja kaum auszuhalten!
Origin
From grumpy + -ness.From grumpy + -ness.
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Forms
plural: grumpinesses| Singular | grumpiness |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a fussy and eccentric disposition:crankinesscrotchetinesscontrariness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedgrumpy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable