Crossness and Pet

Crossness

Crossness noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.

Pet and crossness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pet" instead a noun "Crossness".

Nearby Word: crossly

Pet

Pet noun - A state of resentful silence or irritability.
Usage example: the teenager stalked off in a pet after being refused permission to go the movies

Crossness and pet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crossness" instead a noun "Pet".

Nearby Words: petted, petting
Cite this Source
Pet and Crossness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/pet
Crossness & Pet. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/pet>.
Pet or Crossness. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/pet.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "crossness" and "pet" have occurred on timeline