Synonyms for thorniness
Most common
bitterness jaundice acrimony tartness bristliness prickliness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Bitterness
2. Bristliness
Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being thorny (of having thorns or metaphorically being difficult).
Forms
- Plural
- thorninesses → bitternesses, jaundices, acrimonies, tartnesses…
Example sentences
- bitterness What remains in the heart is memory and bitterness.
- jaundice I have been suffering from jaundice for some time.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| thorniness | steady | |
| bitterness | steady | |
| jaundice | falling | |
| acrimony | rising | |
| tartness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- jaundice2, acrimony4, tartness2, acerbity
- 9 letters
- spininess
- 10 letters
- bitterness3
- 11 letters
- bristliness, prickliness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jaundice2 = 2 syllables).