Synonyms for crossness
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Irritability
irritability, petulance, irascibility, peevishness, fussiness, choler, fretfulness
2. Crabbiness
Definitions
- n. 1
the state of being cross; mild anger
Forms
- Plural
- crossnesses → irritabilities, petulances, irascibilities, peevishnesses…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| crossness | rising | |
| irritability | rising | |
| petulance | rising | |
| irascibility | steady | |
| peevishness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- choler
- 9 letters
- petulance3, fussiness
- 10 letters
- crabbiness
- 11 letters
- peevishness, fretfulness, crabbedness
- 12 letters
- irritability6, irascibility
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (petulance3 = 3 syllables).