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Meaning of "grumpiness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF GRUMPINESS

ˈɡrʌmpɪnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRUMPINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grumpiness 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 GRUMPINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grumpiness in the English dictionary

The definition of grumpiness in the dictionary is the state of being in a surly mood.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRUMPINESS

happiness · lumpiness · nappiness · pinnace · preppiness · sappiness · scrappiness · scrimpiness · skimpiness · sleepiness · slippiness · sloppiness · snappiness · snippiness · soapiness · steepiness · stumpiness · unhappiness · wimpiness · wispiness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRUMPINESS

grumblingly · grumbly · grume · grumly · grummet · grummeted · grumness · grumose · grumous · grump · grumph · grumphie · grumpier · grumpiest · grumpily · grumpish · grumpishly · grumpishness · grumps · grumpy

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRUMPINESS

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

Synonyms and antonyms of grumpiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grumpiness» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF GRUMPINESS

Find out the translation of grumpiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of grumpiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grumpiness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

坏脾气
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

mal humor
570 millions of speakers
en

English

grumpiness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

grumpiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشاكسة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

раздражительность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

grumpiness
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

তিরিক্ষিপনা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

mauvaise humeur
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Grumpiness
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

grumpiness
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

気難しさ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

까다로운 것
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Grumpiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nhăn nhó
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

grumpiness
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोरपणा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

suratsızlık
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

grumpiness
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

grumpiness
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

дратівливість
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

grumpiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

grumpiness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knorrigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grumpiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grettenhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grumpiness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRUMPINESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of grumpiness
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grumpiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRUMPINESS»

Discover the use of grumpiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grumpiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Father Hunger: Explorations with Adults and Children
Sharing the grumpiness could occur in both directions, and the sharing was itself an accomplishment. Trying to quip, Michael said that one can hear what one can share, including grumpiness, a concept that seemed very interesting to him.
James Herzog, 2013
2
Process Work and the Facilitation of Conflict
For example, if while I identify as being a generally easy going guy I am irritated with someone and speak to her in a really grumpy way, that grumpiness is secondary and die relationship channel is unoccupied (meaning that I am not identified ...
Stanford Siver, 2008
3
Biodiversity Monitoring in Australia
5. CHEERFULNESS. AND. GRUMPINESS. IN. ECOLOGICAL. MONITORING. IN. AUSTRALIA. RichardJ. Hobbs Lesson #1. Accumulating long-term data sets needs persistence and needn't be expensive. Lesson #2. Data collected for ...
David Lindenmayer, Philip Gibbons, 2012
4
Imposters: A Study of Pronominal Agreement
Tricia Irwin (personal communication) notes the existence of a distinct instance of English camouflage in which expressions like Her Grumpiness, Her Snootiness ( and more generally her X-ness, where X is an adjective) denote humans and ...
Chris Collins, Paul Martin Postal, 2012
5
Maybe Life's Just Not That Into You: When You feel Like the ...
Choose grumpiness Grumpiness doesn't just happen. You have to pursue it. Youhave to work atit. Youhave tobe constantly honing your grumpitude. But the results are well worth it. It's even been shown that grumpiness can prolong yourlife.
Martha Bolton, Brad Dickson, 2006
6
The Emotions: A Philosophical Introduction
If Jonas's remark angers Michelle, it must be because Michelle has evaluated his remark as offensive. On the other hand, Michelle's grumpiness does not entail that she has taken any evaluative attitude towards anything at all. This is why it ...
Julien Deonna, Fabrice Teroni, 2012
7
Eudaimonia: Happiness Is Not Enough
Grumpiness about the state of the world is one of our last demons. I will keep grumpiness to a minimum in what follows.14 6. The mature person will thrive upon narrative in composing the narrative of his or her own life. This variety will include ...
M. J. Newby, 2011
8
Is Your Life Out of Whack?: Methods to Restore Balance
GUARD. AGAINST. GRUMPINESS. Do people get more cynical as they age? Do they go sour on the world? Why are so many old people grumpy? Hanging around with grumpy people can rub off. And who wants to be around people who take ...
David Hass, 2002
9
Turning Griping Into Gratitude: A Study in the Psalms
Grumpiness in ourselves or those we love is clinging to a fistful of nothing. The word from God in Psalm 150 is intended to turn our grumpiness into gratitude by turning our attention from self to God through adoration expressing itself as praise.
Ronald J. Lavin, 2000
10
Ambiguous:
Watch thatthe grumpiness stemming from that oneperson doesn't start spreadinglike wildfireto everyone close by.Then try the opposite. Take a day when you are feeling exceptionally wonderful, happy, and like everythingis going rightand ...
Sofia Winters, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRUMPINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grumpiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greek tragedy in grand Athens
... had no expression — neither any effusive welcome nor the New York cabbie's grumpiness. It was just aloofness from all arrivals, departures. «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Idea is best deal for ratepayers
Mind you, plenty of grumpiness out there in citizen-land as various big council contracts come due and some of them result in changes. «Gisborne Herald, Jul 15»
3
Why are us Brits so obsessed with the weather?
But then when the mercury rises we experience an initial surge of excitement followed by a whole new level of grumpiness. Already this ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Jul 15»
4
103-year-old Orioles follower to throw out first pitch
Remembering Purcell's grumpiness after tough Orioles losses, Garrett jokingly calls Purcell a “bad sport,” but that attitude shows that Purcell's ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»
5
'Doctor Who' cast talk season 9, potential female Doctor at SDCC
Capaldi and Moffat joked that Capaldi has an innate, lovable grumpiness that the writers tapped into. When asked what Doctor Who means to ... «Hypable, Jul 15»
6
What Is Sleep Inertia, and How Can I Beat It?
Aside from morning breath, bed head, crusty eyes and grumpiness, you're not firing on all cylinders, mentally speaking, right after getting out of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Avoid Perceptron Inc. Until Shares Come Down Or Operations …
Our sense of awe for the technology isn't enough to overcome our relative grumpiness when it comes to investing, though. When we sat down ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
8
Cavendish downbeat after second drubbing
Even so, there was a little trademark grumpiness on show. “I think instead of the news being that I'm beaten again, maybe it should be that ... «SBS, Jul 15»
9
Dynamite Reveals Grumpy Cat Creative Team
... the pressure of being judged by the grumpiest cat on the internet... but then I realized that my own general grumpiness made me a perfect fit!". «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
10
Hank Pym Forgot To Take Off His Grumpy Pants In This 'Ant-Man' Clip
... heist element, but one of the defining characteristics of Michael Douglas's Hank Pym in all the Ant-Man promos has been his grumpiness. «UPROXX, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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