irritabilities
irritabilities is the plural of irritability.
Meaning of irritability
Noun
irritability (countable and uncountable, plural irritabilities)
- The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability.
- irritability of temper
- Synonyms:
- petulance, fretfulness
- A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways.
- We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibres of plants.1800, Erasmus Darwin, Phytologia, Or the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening
- A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli.
Questions about irritabilities
- What is irritabilities the plural of?
- Irritabilities is the plural of irritability.
Words near irritabilities in the dictionary
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