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grouchiness

grouchiness noun: the characteristic or quality of being grouchy.

Noun

grouchiness (countable and uncountable, plural grouchinesses)

  1. The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.

Forms of grouchiness

pluralgrouchinesses

Origin of grouchiness

From grouchy + -ness.

Questions about grouchiness

What does grouchiness mean?
Grouchiness means the characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
What part of speech is grouchiness?
Grouchiness is a noun.
What is the plural of grouchiness?
The plural of grouchiness is grouchinesses.

Words near grouchiness in the dictionary

  1. grouches
  2. grouchier
  3. grouchies
  4. grouchiest
  5. grouchily
  6. grouchiness
  7. grouchinesses
  8. grouching
  9. grouchingly
  10. Groucho glasses
  11. grouchy

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