Crankiness and Orneriness

Crankiness

Crankiness noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: overtired children are often prone to crankiness

Orneriness and crankiness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Orneriness" instead a noun "Crankiness".

Nearby Word: cranky

Orneriness

Orneriness noun - Meanspirited disagreeable contrariness.
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Synonyms for Orneriness

Crankiness and orneriness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crankiness" instead a noun "Orneriness".
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