crankiness

/'kræɳkinis/

Thân thiện

The toddler's crankiness grew as his afternoon nap time approached.

Definition

Noun: 1. A fussy and eccentric disposition: A state or quality of being easily irritated, difficult to please, and having peculiar or unconventional habits or ideas. 2. Irritability and unpredictability: A tendency to be in a bad mood, to complain, or to behave in a way that seems unreasonable or odd.

Usage

"Crankiness" is an uncountable noun used to describe a person's general temperament or a temporary state. It often implies a combination of irritability and peculiarity. It is typically used in informal or descriptive contexts.

Examples

• The baby's crankiness was a sure sign that it was nap time.
• He was known for his crankiness, especially before his morning coffee.
• Don't mind her crankiness today; she didn't sleep well last night.

Advanced Usage

• "a fit of crankiness": A short period of irritable and fussy behavior.
  • The toddler had a sudden fit of crankiness in the grocery store.

Variants and Related Words

• Cranky (adjective): Having the qualities of crankiness; irritable and eccentric.
  • a cranky old man
• Crank (noun, informal): A person with fixed, strange, or obsessive ideas.
  • He was dismissed as a crank for his unusual theories.

Synonyms

• Irritability: The quality of being easily annoyed.
• Cantankerousness: The quality of being bad-tempered and argumentative.
• Peevishness: The quality of being easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.
• Eccentricity: The quality of being unconventional and slightly strange.

Antonyms

• Agreeableness: The quality of being pleasant and easy to like.
• Even-temperedness: The quality of being calm and not easily upset.
• Cheerfulness: The quality of being noticeably happy and optimistic.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a fussy and eccentric disposition

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