Synonyms for crabbedness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being crabbed.
Forms
- Plural
- crabbednesses → crossnesses, difficulties, perplexities, acerbities…
Example sentences
- difficulty I had difficulty getting a ticket for the concert.
- perplexity He laughed heartily at my perplexity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| crabbedness | steady | |
| crossness | rising | |
| crabbiness | steady | |
| difficulty | falling | |
| perplexity | rising | |
| acerbity | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- acerbity
- 9 letters
- crossness
- 10 letters
- difficulty4, perplexity4, crabbiness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (difficulty4 = 4 syllables).