Meanings
plural touchinesses
- uncountableusuallyThe property of being touchy.
The engine seemed a little sensitive to wet rails, and in consequence the uphill work was not so good north of Dundee as it had been earlier. But I have noted this same "touchiness" on the part of the "A4s", and other modern British 4-6-2s, so that in this respect No. 2006 proved no exception.
1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 9
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Czech vztahovačnost
- vztahovačnostthe property of being touchy
Finnish herkkätunteisuus, arkatunteisuus
- herkkätunteisuusthe property of being touchy
- arkatunteisuusthe property of being touchy
Irish íogaireacht, drisíneacht
- íogaireachtthe property of being touchy
- drisíneachtthe property of being touchy
Italian ombrosità, suscettibilità
- ombrositàthe property of being touchy
- suscettibilitàthe property of being touchy
- permalositàthe property of being touchy
- spigolositàthe property of being touchy
Turkish alınganlık
- alınganlıkthe property of being touchy
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Cite this entry
touchiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touchiness
“touchiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touchiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “touchiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touchiness.
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