Antonyms for edginess

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ej-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛdʒ i

Definition of edginess

Origin : "having sharp edges," 1755, from edge (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "tense and irritable" is attested by 1837, perhaps from notion of being on the edge, at the point of doing something irrational (a figurative use attested from c.1600).

As in restlessness : noun constant motion; discontent
As in tension : noun mental stress
As in uneasiness : noun disquiet
As in inquietude : noun restlessness
As in restiveness : noun restlessness
As in unease : noun restlessness
As in impatience : noun inability, unwillingness to wait

Example sentences :

Don't be afraid of over-exactness, nor of hardness and edginess here.
Extract from : « The Painter in Oil » by Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst

Every one would know that the clean and clever little story was her own and the edginess his.
Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

This also should so break up the edges as to get rid of any feeling of squareness or edginess.
Extract from : « The Painter in Oil » by Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst

Synonyms for edginess

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