Antonyms for irascibility


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-ras-uh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈræs ə bəl


Definition of irascibility

Origin :
  • 1750, from irascible + -ity.
  • noun temper
Example sentences :
  • I have my moments of irascibility, for which I am heartily ashamed.
  • Extract from : « The Gold Girl » by James B. Hendryx
  • His character was strongly marked by pride, irascibility, and malevolence.
  • Extract from : « Observations on Madness and Melancholy » by John Haslam
  • Unfortunately, my son's irascibility of temper drove him away.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence » by Eugne Sue
  • His vocation had induced an irascibility of temper which took the form of silence.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Foss River Ranch » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Yet you gave me the impression of irascibility just now, when I drew you.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Garden » by W. B. Maxwell
  • They are filled with irritation and irascibility on this subject.
  • Extract from : « New Tabernacle Sermons » by Thomas De Witt Talmage
  • His irascibility increased with his determination to fight it out alone.
  • Extract from : « From the Housetops » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • Although her eyes were closed, her face gave the impression of weariness, irascibility, and habitual suffering.
  • Extract from : « A Russian Proprietor » by Lyof N. Tolstoi
  • There is in him an irascibility of temper, accompanied by a facility of invective, which is seldom met with.
  • Extract from : « Humorous Ghost Stories » by Dorothy Scarborough
  • The irascibility of Pope too strongly authenticated one of the three authors.
  • Extract from : « Calamities and Quarrels of Authors » by Isaac Disraeli

Synonyms for irascibility

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