crankiness

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noun

The state of being cranky.

RareScrabble 16

Meanings

nouncrankiness (usually uncountable, plural crankinesses)

plural crankinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being cranky.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna fussy and eccentric disposition

Broader
ill nature

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian нестабилност
  • нестабилност (nestabilnost)state of being cranky
Cite this entry
APA

crankiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankiness

MLA

“crankiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crankiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankiness.

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