creepiness

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noun

The state of being creepy.

OriginEnglish creepy ← Middle English crepen ← Old English crēopan →
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Meanings

nouncreepiness (usually uncountable, plural creepinesses)

plural creepinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being creepy.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*grewbʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*kreupaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kreupan
  4. Old Englishcrēopan
  5. Middle Englishcrepen
  6. Englishcreep
  7. Englishcreepy
  8. Englishcreepiness

From creepy + -ness.

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Translations

German Schaurigkeit
  • Schaurigkeitstate of being creepy
Cite this entry
APA

creepiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creepiness

MLA

“creepiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creepiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creepiness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creepiness.

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