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Synonyms for huffiness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : huhf-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌf i |
Top 10 synonyms for huffiness Other synonyms for the word huffiness
- acerbity
- annoyance
- bad humor
- cantankerousness
- crossness
- dander
- excitability
- fit
- fretfulness
- furor
- grouchiness
- heat
- hotheadedness
- huffiness
- ill-humor
- irascibility
- irascibleness
- irritability
- irritation
- low boiling point
- miff
- peevishness
- petulance
- pugnacity
- short fuse
- slow burn
- snit
- sourness
- spleen
- stew
- sullenness
- surliness
- tartness
- tear
- temperament
- tetchiness
- tiff
- tizzy
- touchiness
- wax
Définition of huffiness
Origin :- "ready to take offense," 1670s, from huff + -y (2). Related: Huffily; huffiness.
- As in temper : noun angriness; bad mood
- As in irascibility : noun temper
- As in irascibleness : noun temper
- As in short fuse : noun temper
- As in tetchiness : noun temper
- Her mother treated religion with a reverence that was almost indistinguishable from huffiness.
- Extract from : « The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman » by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
- Jealousy and huffiness are the dominant characteristics of small communities, as all people know who have had dealings therewith.
- Extract from : « The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. II (of 2) » by Eliza Lynn Linton
- This time, I fear, there was just a bare ruffle of huffiness easing the brake of my wonted restraint.
- Extract from : « Down the Yellowstone » by Lewis R. Freeman
Antonyms for huffiness
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