Antonyms for snappiness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : snap-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsnæp i

Definition of snappiness

Origin : "quick, energetic," 1825, from snap (v.) + -y (2). Meaning "clever, smart" is from 1871; that of "neat and stylishly elegant" is from 1881. Related: Snappily; snappiness. Command make it snappy attested from 1910.

As in impatience : noun inability, unwillingness to wait

Example sentences :

She was smiling an amused smile at the snappiness of Patricia Scott.
Extract from : « The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas » by Janet Aldridge

So that his snappiness was, would you say, his way of expressing his feelings?
Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

March was in a deceptive, springlike mood, smiling and sunny by day, with the merest touch of snappiness by night.
Extract from : « Marjorie Dean » by Pauline Lester

The divisions responded to the notes of the bugle with a snappiness that delighted the officers on the bridge.
Extract from : « Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns » by Halsey Davidson

Synonyms for snappiness

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