irritancy

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noun

The quality of being irritant or irritating.

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Meanings

nounirritancy (countable and uncountable, plural irritancies)

plural irritancies

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of being irritant or irritating.
  2. ScotlandcountableuncountablelawThe state or quality of being null and void; invalidity

Origin

From irritant + -cy.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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