Crankiness
Crankiness noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: overtired children are often prone to crankiness
Petulance and crankiness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petulance" instead a noun "Crankiness".
Nearby Word: cranky
Petulance
Petulance noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: I do not appreciate your petulance and eagerness to argue
Crankiness and petulance are semantically related. (North American) You can use "Crankiness" instead a noun "Petulance". informal substitute
Nearby Words: petulant, petulantly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- temper and crankiness
- temper and petulance
- animosity and crankiness
- animosity and petulance
- tartness and crankiness
- tartness and petulance
- bitterness and crankiness
- bitterness and petulance
- irritability and crankiness
- irritability and petulance
- testiness and crankiness
- testiness and petulance
- peevishness and crankiness
- peevishness and petulance
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