petulance
petulance · petulances
Gereiztheit, Launenhaftigkeit, Launigkeit, Kapriziertheit
Childish impatience or sulkinessChildish impatience or sulkiness; testiness.
/ˈpɛtjʊləns/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Childish impatience or sulkiness; testiness.
Gereiztheit, Launenhaftigkeit, Launigkeit
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Rudeness, insolence.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)An insolent remark or act.
More definitions
- an irritable petulant feeling
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
childish impatience or sulkiness:
Origin
From Middle French pétulance, and its source, Latin petulantia.From Middle French pétulance, and its source, Latin petulantia.
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Forms
plural: petulances| Singular | petulance |
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Synonyms
10 synonymsClose in meaning
- an irritable petulant feeling:irritabilitycrossnessfretfulnessfussinesspeevishnesscholer
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpetulant
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable