Usually means: Irritability, often grumpy or argumentative.
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  1. cantankerousness: Merriam-Webster
  2. cantankerousness: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cantankerousness: Collins English Dictionary
  4. cantankerousness: Wordnik
  5. cantankerousness: Wiktionary
  6. cantankerousness: Dictionary.com
  7. cantankerousness: FreeDictionary.org
  8. cantankerousness: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  The state of being cantankerous.

Similar:
cantankerosity, cankeredness, cantiness, crankiness, cantingness, curmudgeonliness, orneriness, malcontentment, cussedness, malcontent, more...

Opposite:
amiability, agreeableness, affability

Adjectives:
general, pure, sheer, mere, inherent, natural, arbitrary, intrinsic, plain, native, extreme

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Similar:
cantankerosity, cankeredness, cantiness, crankiness, cantingness, curmudgeonliness, orneriness, malcontentment, cussedness, malcontent, more...

Opposite:
amiability, agreeableness, affability

Adjectives:
general, pure, sheer, mere, inherent, natural, arbitrary, intrinsic, plain, native, extreme



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