Synonyms for crossness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kraws-nis, kros- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɔs nɪs, ˈkrɒs- |
Top 10 synonyms for crossness Other synonyms for the word crossness
- acerbity
- acrimony
- annoyance
- bad humor
- bitterness
- cantankerousness
- churlishness
- crabbiness
- crossness
- dander
- difficulty
- disagreeableness
- excitability
- fit
- fretfulness
- furor
- grouchiness
- heat
- hotheadedness
- huffiness
- ill-humor
- irascibility
- irascibleness
- irritability
- irritation
- low boiling point
- meanness
- miff
- moroseness
- peevishness
- petulance
- pugnacity
- roughness
- sharpness
- short fuse
- slow burn
- snit
- sourness
- spleen
- stew
- sullenness
- surliness
- tartness
- tear
- temperament
- tetchiness
- tiff
- tizzy
- touchiness
- wax
Définition of crossness
- As in asperity : noun harshness; bad temper
- 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
- I'm not used to be cross, and my own crossness is much harder to bear than theirs.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Might there not have been another reason for the crossness, supposing it to have existed?
- Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
- Then you are come to ask pardon for all your crossness, your savagery of this morning?
- Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
- There's been no nerve frettin' nor crossness since the mistress was called—not once.
- Extract from : « Reels and Spindles » by Evelyn Raymond
- And I must say that Lucy's crossness not to take them along with them in the chaise is worse than all.
- Extract from : « Sense and Sensibility » by Jane Austen
- The lady's manner was a happy mixture of frigidity and crossness.
- Extract from : « Love Me Little, Love Me Long » by Charles Reade
- "The demon of crossness seems to have haunted you this morning," said Margery.
- Extract from : « The Judgment Books » by Edward Frederic Benson
- Hal forgot his crossness in a minute; he felt so proud and honoured.
- Extract from : « Little Miss Peggy » by Mrs. Molesworth
- I was afraid I had made him angry; yet it wasn't a look of crossness.
- Extract from : « The Heather-Moon » by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
- At first he had growled with crossness, but now he began to whine from frightenness.
- Extract from : « Outa Karel's Stories » by Sanni Metelerkamp
Antonyms for crossness
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