Crossness
Crossness noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: a librarian who had a reputation for chronic crossness
Surliness and crossness are semantically related in temper topic. In some cases you can use "Surliness" instead a noun "Crossness", when it comes to topics like angriness.
Nearby Word: crossly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- temper and crossness
- temper and surliness
- ire and crossness
- ire and surliness
- resentment and crossness
- resentment and surliness
- tartness and crossness
- tartness and surliness
- irritability and crossness
- irritability and surliness
- petulance and crossness
- petulance and surliness
- peevishness and crossness
- peevishness and surliness
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Surliness and Crossness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/surliness
Crossness & Surliness. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/surliness>.
Surliness or Crossness. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/surliness.
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