prickliness

ˈprɪk.li.nəs

Definition

Definition of prickliness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

irritability

Rare

quality of being easily irritated or annoyed

Rare

His prickliness made him difficult to work with..

irritability

peevishness

testiness

sharpness

Rare

state of having sharp points that can prick

Rare

The prickliness of the cactus deterred the animals..

sharpness

spikiness

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state of having sharp points that can prick

Origin of prickliness

Old English, prica (point) + -ly (adjective suffix)

Examples of prickliness in a sentence

The manager's prickliness affected team morale.
The prickliness of the hedgehog's quills is a defense mechanism.
Gardeners often wear gloves to avoid the prickliness of certain plants.

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French:irritabilité, caractère piquant, ...
German:Reizbarkeit, Stacheligkeit, ...
Italian:irritabilità, spinosità, ...
Spanish:susceptibilidad, agudeza, ...
Portuguese:sensibilidade, espinhosidade, ...
Chinese:易怒, 多刺性, ...
Japanese:怒りっぽさ, とげとげしさ, ...
Arabic:حدة الطبع, شَوْكِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:רִגְזָנוּת, קוֹצָנִיּוּת, ...
Russian:раздражительность, колючесть, ...
Ukrainian:дратівливість, колючість, ...
Hindi:चिड़चिड़ापन, नुकीलापन, ...
Bengali:বিরক্তি, কাঁটাযুক্ত অবস্থা, ...
Catalan:irritabilitat, espinositat, ...
Czech:podrážděnost, pichlavost, ...
Danish:irritabilitet, stikkende tilstand, ...
Dutch:prikkelbaarheid, stekeligheid, ...
Greek:ευερεθιστότητα, ακανθώδης κατάσταση, ...
Hungarian:ingerlékenység, szúróság, ...
Khmer:ភាពឆាប់ខឹង, ភាពមានបន្លាមុត, ...
Korean:신경질, 가시가 많음, ...
Persian:تحریک‌پذیری, تیزی, ...
Polish:drażliwość, kolczastość, ...
Portuguese (BR):sensibilidade, agudeza, ...
Romanian:iritabilitate, spinozitate, ...
Swedish:irritabilitet, vasshet, ...
Thai:ความหงุดหงิด, ความแหลมคม, ...
Turkish:sinirlilik, dikenlilik, ...
Vietnamese:tính dễ cáu, sự sắc nhọn, ...

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