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Meaning of "grouchiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GROUCHINESS

grouchiness  [ˈɡraʊtʃɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROUCHINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grouchiness 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 GROUCHINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grouchiness in the English dictionary

The definition of grouchiness in the dictionary is the state or quality of being grouchy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GROUCHINESS


bitchiness
ˈbɪtʃɪnɪs
bushiness
ˈbʊʃɪnɪs
crunchiness
ˈkrʌntʃɪnɪs
itchiness
ˈɪtʃɪnɪs
mushiness
ˈmʌʃɪnɪs
paunchiness
ˈpɔːntʃɪnɪs
pitchiness
ˈpɪtʃɪnɪs
poachiness
ˈpəʊtʃɪnɪs
preachiness
ˈpriːtʃɪnɪs
punchiness
ˈpʌntʃɪnɪs
pushiness
ˈpʊʃɪnɪs
rushiness
ˈrʌʃɪnɪs
scratchiness
ˈskrætʃɪnɪs
sketchiness
ˈsketʃɪnɪs
splashiness
ˈsplæʃɪnɪs
splotchiness
ˈsplɒtʃɪnɪs
starchiness
ˈstɑːtʃɪnɪs
stretchiness
ˈstrɛtʃɪnɪs
tetchiness
ˈtetʃɪnɪs
touchiness
ˈtʌtʃɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GROUCHINESS

grouch
grouchier
grouchiest
grouchily
grouchy
grough
ground
ground angle shot
ground attack
ground bass
ground beef
ground beetle
ground bug
ground cherry
ground cloth
ground colour
ground control
ground cover
ground crew
ground effect

WORDS THAT END LIKE GROUCHINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of grouchiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grouchiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GROUCHINESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

grouchiness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grouchiness
570 millions of speakers

English

grouchiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

grouchiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

grouchiness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ворчливость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grouchiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grouchiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rogne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemarahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

grouchiness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

grouchiness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

grouchiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grouchiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nhăn nhó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

grouchiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कशता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suratsızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grouchiness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grouchiness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

буркотливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grouchiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκρίνια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knorrig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grouchiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grouchiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grouchiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUCHINESS»

The term «grouchiness» is normally little used and occupies the 140.167 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUCHINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grouchiness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grouchiness» 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 grouchiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROUCHINESS»

Discover the use of grouchiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grouchiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Aging Wisely
A chronically grouchy, disgruntled person pushes feelings away with grumbles. It is a safe, self-protective facade. Curiously, while the tendency may be to ignore that person, grouchiness also serves to get them what they want. The disgruntled  ...
Viola Mecke, PhD, ABPP, 2013
2
New York Magazine
Of. Roy. Wilkins. ". . .Why. did. Wilkins. fight. to. stay. when. so. many. people. were. fed. up. with. his. grouchiness,. his. insistence. on. his. prerogatives? . . ." "../ Why can't some of us be happy and mediocre at ...
3
A Summer to Die
Thirteen-year-old Meg's envy of her sister's beauty and popularity makes it difficult to cope with Molly's strange illness and eventual death.
Lois Lowry, 2007
4
The Advanced Course in Personal Magnetism
Mysteries revealed include: .the secrets of being naturally magnetic.the development of your magnetic power.how to use your personality to win the affection of the opposite sex.how to cultivate success.how to protect yourself against ...
Theron Q. Dumont, 2005
5
Beauty and the Brooding Boss (Mills & Boon Cherish)
Working for reclusive author Alex Markoff sounded like Kelsey Albertelli's dream jobuntil she met her new boss.
Barbara Wallace, 2011
6
Helping clients with special concerns
Predominant muscle tension seems to be in the back of the neck and in the forearms. ldeation seems to follow the line of "l try to be good and look how they treat me," or "Who'd want to be nice to me when l'm such a grump." Grouchiness and ...
Sheldon Eisenberg, Lewis E. Patterson, 1979
7
An Egyptian Marriage
My mother continued her nagging and grouchiness about when this relationship was going to be official. I transmitted this grouchiness to Khalid, making him understand that they did not have any excuses for not proposing officially. What were ...
Omneya Fawzi, 2013
8
The Powerful Self: A Workbook of Therapeutic Self-Empowerment
STEVEN STOSNY What always motivates my anger, attitude, anxiety, irritability, grouchiness, impatience, restlessness, impulse to blame, hurt, or get revenge? Someone else's behavior My core hurt The situation What can I do to make it better ...
Steven Stosny, 2004
9
Why Gould Was Wrong
... something-is-grotesque instinct grouchiness, grouchiness instinct group, a- sense-of-duty-to-the-group instinct group, group-behavior instincts group, group- cohesiveness instinct group, group-contagion instinct group, group-loyalty instinct ...
Nils K. Oeijord, 2003
10
The Encyclopedia of Wit, Humor and Wisdom: The Big Book of ...
That's good.' I can't afford a stone monument for Jim. Workin', not weepin', is the only headstone I can give him. So, if you don't mind, neighbor, I'll do my grievin' in my own way." GROUCHINESS 1653. Sound advice.——Don't be a faultfinding ...
Leewin B. Williams, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROUCHINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grouchiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lose beauty sleep for better skin
My editors noticed my grouchiness but laughed it off and insisted I continue the experiment. Well, the joke was on them! Towards the later part ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
2
Moon: I'm just not funny!
I'm depressed. I'm filled with self-loathing. I'm racked with guilt and and suffer from chronic cynicism and severe grouchiness. Stand-up comedy ... «Pensacola News Journal, Jul 15»
3
Marijuana And Weight Gain: Several Factors Increase Health Risk …
For long-term marijuana users, withdrawal has been linked to grouchiness, sleeplessness, decreased appetite and excessive anxiety, ... «Science World Report, Jun 15»
4
Larry Gross (1954-2015)
He liked to play up his “curmudgeon” role, but I always felt his “grouchiness” was just his sense of humor, and it aligned perfectly with mine. «Cincinnati CityBeat, Jun 15»
5
Teacher said she put autistic boy's grouchiness in trash
MARIETTA, Ga. — A special-education teacher accused of putting an autistic second-grader head-first into a trash can testified that she was ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
6
Music: Arise Sir Van Morrison - in praise of past glories
... achievements, but rather on his inherent grouchiness, especially with music journalists. Famously, he has refused media interviews for years. «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
7
Are You Running Too Much? 5 Warning Signs
Soon, you'll get caught in a downward spiral of tough workouts, poor race times, fatigue, and grouchiness. If you've trained hard in the past, you ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
8
Kitchener-Waterloo residents tops in Canada for sleeplessness …
Dr. Anil Maheshwari, a Cambridge-based family physician, says sleeplessness doesn't lead only to grouchiness, but can also cause serious ... «CTV News, Jun 15»
9
Kruger slow: hides, waterholes and look-out points
... interspersed with the manifold frustrations of game viewing and the disappointed grouchiness that comes at the end of a long unfruitful day. «News24, Jun 15»
10
A growing controversy: Firm eyes Easton for medical marijuana factory
... some of the risks associated with marijuana use, like potential a-motivational syndrome; withdrawal that can lead to grouchiness, insomnia, ... «The Star Democrat, Jun 15»

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