Antonyms for grouchiness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : grou-chee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgraʊ tʃi |
Definition of grouchiness
Origin :- 1895, U.S. college student slang, from grouch + -y (2). Related: Grouchily; grouchiness.
- As in temper : noun angriness; bad mood
- As in sulkiness : noun sourness
- As in irascibility : noun temper
- As in irascibleness : noun temper
- As in short fuse : noun temper
- As in tetchiness : noun temper
- Henry has a fit of grouchiness, so he is snappy and growling all the time.
- Extract from : « Through the South Seas with Jack London » by Martin Johnson
- Jimmy took no part in the discussions, but they attributed this to a touch of grouchiness and gave him time to get over it.
- Extract from : « The Radio Boys at the Sending Station » by Allen Chapman
- Shambler, not seeming to notice the grouchiness of his companion, passed hurriedly along the dark corridor toward his room.
- Extract from : « For the Honor of Randall » by Lester Chadwick
- Every speck of his grouchiness had disappeared; his eyes were as shining and his lips as smiling as Frieda's.
- Extract from : « The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold » by Margaret Vandercook
Synonyms for grouchiness
- acerbity
- anger
- annoyance
- bad humor
- cantankerousness
- crossness
- dander
- excitability
- fit
- fretfulness
- furor
- fury
- gloominess
- glumness
- grouchiness
- heat
- hotheadedness
- huffiness
- ill-humor
- impatience
- irascibility
- irascibleness
- ire
- irritability
- irritation
- low boiling point
- miff
- outburst
- passion
- peevishness
- petulance
- pugnacity
- rage
- resentment
- sensitivity
- short fuse
- slow burn
- snit
- sourness
- spleen
- stew
- sullenness
- surliness
- tantrum
- tartness
- tear
- temperament
- tetchiness
- tiff
- tizzy
- touchiness
- wax
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