grumpiness
The state, or act, of being grumpyThe state, or act, of being grumpy; a feeling of irritation or annoyance, resulting in sulkiness and complaints.
» 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! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state, or act, of being grumpy; a feeling of irritation or annoyance, resulting in sulkiness and complaints.
- 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! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From grumpy + -ness.From grumpy + -ness.
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Forms
plural: grumpinesses| Singular | grumpiness |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a fussy and eccentric disposition:crankinesscrotchetinesscontrariness
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.