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Meaning of "fretfulness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRETFULNESS

fretfulness  [ˈfrɛtfʊlnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRETFULNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fretfulness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRETFULNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fretfulness in the English dictionary

The definition of fretfulness in the dictionary is the quality of being fretful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRETFULNESS


artfulness
ˈɑːtfʊlnɪs
boastfulness
ˈbəʊstfʊlnɪs
deceitfulness
dɪˈsiːtfʊlnɪs
distastefulness
dɪsˈteɪstfʊlnɪs
doubtfulness
ˈdaʊtfʊlnɪs
forgetfulness
fəˈɡetfʊlnɪs
frightfulness
ˈfraɪtfʊlnɪs
fruitfulness
ˈfruːtfʊlnɪs
gratefulness
ˈɡreɪtfʊlnɪs
lustfulness
ˈlʌstfʊlnɪs
respectfulness
rɪˈspɛktfʊlnɪs
self-forgetfulness
ˌselffəˈɡetfʊlnɪs
spitefulness
ˈspaɪtfʊlnɪs
sprightfulness
ˈspraɪtfʊlnɪs
tactfulness
ˈtæktfʊlnɪs
tastefulness
ˈteɪstfʊlnɪs
thoughtfulness
ˈθɔːtfʊlnɪs
uneventfulness
ˌʌnɪˈvɛntfʊlnɪs
wastefulness
ˈweɪstfʊlnɪs
wistfulness
ˈwɪstfʊlnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRETFULNESS

freshmen
freshness
freshwater
freshwater shrimp
fresnel
Fresnel lens
Fresno
fret
fret saw
fretboard
fretful
fretfully
fretless
fretsaw
fretsome
fretted
fretter
fretting
fretty
fretwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRETFULNESS

business
carefulness
casualness
coolness
evilness
faithfulness
fearfulness
fullness
gracefulness
helpfulness
illness
joyfulness
meaningfulness
mental illness
mindfulness
stillness
thankfulness
truthfulness
usefulness
wellness
wonderfulness

Synonyms and antonyms of fretfulness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fretfulness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRETFULNESS

Find out the translation of fretfulness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fretfulness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fretfulness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

忧心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fretfulness
570 millions of speakers

English

fretfulness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fretfulness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النقاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раздражительность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fretfulness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fretfulness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

irritabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekecewaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reizbarkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fretfulness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fretfulness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fretfulness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cáu kỉnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fretfulness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुरसपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fretfulness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fretfulness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fretfulness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дратівливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

irascibilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θυμώδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fretfulness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fretfulness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fretfulness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fretfulness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRETFULNESS»

The term «fretfulness» is normally little used and occupies the 123.888 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRETFULNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fretfulness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fretfulness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fretfulness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRETFULNESS»

Discover the use of fretfulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fretfulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Laconic Manual and Brief Remarker: Containing Over a ...
204 FREEDOM, FRETFULNESS. And Freedom's watchword, Right makes might, Tells far and wide of dawning day. Ed. The signs of the times, however, indicate that the world has not yet done with the war-maxim of the Gallic king, that “the ...
Charles Simmons, 1852
2
The Religious Magazine
There was the command to " put on ;" but then " meekness, gentleness, long- suffering" &c., were the things to be put on, and if that disciple thought fretfulness was one of them, she was certainly mistaken. She could not have carefully ...
‎1836
3
The Mother's Magazine and Family Circle
How often are ill-nature, fretfulness, and mischievous habits, engendered during the years of infancy and childhood, by the injudicious treatment of the mother or nurse. A child should not be expected to sit in a moping or quiet way long at a ...
‎1836
4
The Lay Preacher
ON FRETFULNESS. " Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd?" — Jonah ir. 9. Or to fret, at any of the petty accidents of life? Thou discontented mortal, undoubted descendant from Jonah, and his peevish tribe, why doest thou suffer a cloud to ...
Joseph Dennie, 1817
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The Revivalist, conducted by J. Belcher
There was the command to " put on ;" but then " meekness, gentleness, long- suffering," &c, were the things to be put on, and if that disciple thought fretfulness was one of them, she was certainly mistaken. She could not have carefully ...
Joseph Belcher, 1837
6
American annals of education and instruction
Fretfulness. following. Disease. 327. food; he will not suffer us to leave him for a motnen-t ; and if his desires are not fully gratified, he frets himself almost into a fever.' _ L 'It is on/e of the worst effects ofsuch a long illness. But you must do as ...
‎1835
7
The Christian Magazine
Fretfulness is not, properly speaking, anger ; but rather a preparation of the mind for that passion. Anger is generally produced by a cause either really or imaginary great or important ; fretfulness, by a cause small, or christians, in regard to one ...
‎1825
8
Unique Repertory
... Tuberculinum such as the physical appearance, constant fever for nine months , all organs being affected one after another, eating well and losing flesh, cold taking, fretfulness etc It matters little if it is lacking in 6th and 7th rubric apparently.
Sinha Yudhbir, 1999
9
The Irish preacher: a collection of original sermons
Our fretfulness often appears to us just displeasure at what is really wrong ; and a constant, anxious attention to little things assumes the importance of a proper concern to maintain order and regularity among those about us. We sometimes ...
‎1836
10
The Silver Lining: Messages of Hope and Cheer
And good men were becoming heated and fretful. “Fret not thyself.” Do not get unduly heated! Keep cool! Even in a good cause fretfulness is not a wise helpmeet. Fretting only heats the bearings, it does not generate the steam. It is no help to a ...
John Henry Jowett

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRETFULNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fretfulness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
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The fretfulness was, as is often the case for the man in whom ambition and anxiety are yoked, unwarranted. Murray introduced a video showing ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Your Moon Astrology Forecast For July 2015
Venus goes retrograde on the 25th in Leo, which means that your general fretfulness over hairstyles will continue for about a month longer than ... «Beliefnet, Jun 15»
3
Psychological deterioration in solitary confinement
... unlikely to arrive in the wished-for format, introduces a degree of fretfulness that is inimical to successful navigation of the temporal landscape ... «OUPblog, Jun 15»
4
God Talk: Taming restlessness
... words: unease, worry, anxiety, concern, disquietude; perturbation, consternation, upset, malaise, angst; agitation, restlessness, fretfulness. «Red Bluff Daily News, Jun 15»
5
Worrying: A Literary and Cultural History by Francis O'Gorman …
For he worries away about worrying, and mimics in his narrative's style and structure what he describes as “fretfulness's habit of returning, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
US Airlines Try to Convince Investors That Too Many Seats Isn't So …
With profits up and jet fuel down by 38 percent in the past year, the stock-market fretfulness over airlines' behavior is striking, according to ... «Skift, Jun 15»
7
Humour: 3 a.m., you are hereby ordered to cease and desist
... but not limited to, repeatedly waking me up in the middle of the night for an impromptu FIESTA OF FRETFULNESS have become unbearable. «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jun 15»
8
What's on TV tonight? Our top 7 including ​Channel 4's Comedy …
Are your funnybones tickled by the jovial and posh-sounding Michael McIntyre? Does Jon Richardson's obsessiveness and fretfulness make ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Jun 15»
9
No post-elections honeymoon on flooding
There was a familiar air of fretfulness and frustration among market vendors at the start of the week as they bemoaned their loss of trade and ... «Stabroek News, Jun 15»
10
Seasons gone sour: Hull City and Newcastle have a lot in common
... are hardly a billionaire's toy but income is reliably healthy, the academy highly regarded, the club stable beyond its own internal fretfulness. «The Guardian, May 15»

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