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crankiness

crankiness noun: the state of being cranky.

Noun

crankiness (usually uncountable, plural crankinesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being cranky.

Forms of crankiness

pluralcrankinesses

Origin of crankiness

From cranky + -ness.

Questions about crankiness

What does crankiness mean?
Crankiness means the state of being cranky.
What part of speech is crankiness?
Crankiness is a noun.
What is the plural of crankiness?
The plural of crankiness is crankinesses.

Words near crankiness in the dictionary

  1. crankhandle
  2. crankhandles
  3. crankier
  4. crankiest
  5. crankily
  6. crankiness
  7. crankinesses
  8. cranking
  9. cranking it
  10. cranking off
  11. cranking one out

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