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CRANKINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crankiness mean?
• CRANKINESS (noun)
The noun CRANKINESS has 1 sense:
1. a fussy and eccentric disposition
Familiarity information: CRANKINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fussy and eccentric disposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
contrariness; crankiness; crotchetiness; grumpiness
Hypernyms ("crankiness" is a kind of...):
ill nature (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)
Derivation:
cranky (easily irritated or annoyed)
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