Meanings
nounjumpiness (countable and uncountable, plural jumpinesses)
plural jumpinesses
- countableuncountableThe state of being jumpy.
Several times I thought I saw something, but it was only jumpiness. One of the others raised a hesitant false alarm.
1980, Stephen King, The Mist, Viking Press
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
jumpiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpiness
MLA
“jumpiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jumpiness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpiness.
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