Meanings
nounirascibility (countable and uncountable, plural irascibilities)
plural irascibilities
- countableuncountableThe quality of being irascible; irritability of temper.
One valid response to all this “you kids off my lawn” irascibility is that the questions in economics are hard – really, really hard.
2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, page 232
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinīrāscor“to be angry, to be enraged”
- Englishirascibility
From Latin īrāscor (“to be angry, to be enraged”) + -ibility. See also irascible.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ὀξυθῡμίᾱ
- ὀξυθῡμίᾱ (oxuthūmíā)proneness to anger
Bulgarian раздразнителност, избухливост
- раздразнителност (razdraznitelnost)proneness to anger
- избухливост (izbuhlivost)proneness to anger
Catalan irascibilitat
- irascibilitatproneness to anger
French irascibilité
- irascibilitéproneness to anger
German Jähzorn
- Jähzornproneness to anger
Italian irascibilità
- irascibilitàproneness to anger
Latin iracundia
- iracundiaproneness to anger
Portuguese irascibilidade
- irascibilidadeproneness to anger
Spanish irascibilidad, iracundia
- irascibilidadproneness to anger
- iracundiaproneness to anger
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with irascibility
abilityfacilityutilitydisabilitypossibilitystabilitycapabilityprobabilityflexibilitycompatibilityvulnerabilityfertilityinstabilityagilityversatilityhostilityhumilitysensibilitynobilityimpossibilityfutilitymanageabilityfragilityvirility
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
irascibility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irascibility
MLA
“irascibility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irascibility. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irascibility,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irascibility.
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