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jumpiness

jumpiness noun: the state of being jumpy.

Noun

jumpiness (countable and uncountable, plural jumpinesses)

  1. The state of being jumpy.
    • Several times I thought I saw something, but it was only jumpiness. One of the others raised a hesitant false alarm.1980, Stephen King, The Mist, Viking Press

Forms of jumpiness

pluraljumpinesses

Origin of jumpiness

From jumpy + -ness.

Questions about jumpiness

What does jumpiness mean?
Jumpiness means the state of being jumpy.
What part of speech is jumpiness?
Jumpiness is a noun.
What is the plural of jumpiness?
The plural of jumpiness is jumpinesses.

Words near jumpiness in the dictionary

  1. jumpgates
  2. jumpier
  3. jumpiest
  4. jumpily
  5. jumpin'
  6. jumpiness
  7. jumpinesses
  8. jumping
  9. jumping a claim
  10. jumping about
  11. jumping all over

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