Meanings
- uncountableThe state or quality of being feisty.
They didn't think she had the feistiness the part required.
2006, Michael G. Fitzgerald, Boyd Magers, Ladies of the Western1 more example
The feistiness off the pitch translated on to it too - referee Kateryna Monzul awarded two early yellow cards for innocuous fouls by England, and the crowd were frustrated for much of the first half when decisions didn't go their way.
2022 July 31, Emma Sanders, “England 2-1 Germany”, in BBC Sport
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality or state of being tenacious, energetic, spunky.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
feistiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feistiness
“feistiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feistiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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