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Petulance

Petulance Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Petulance? [n] an irritable petulant feeling Synonyms \| Synonyms for Petulance: choler \| crossness \| fretfulness \| fussiness \| irritability \| peevishness Related Terms \| Find terms related to Petulance: arbitrariness \| beef \| beefing \| bellyache \| bellyaching \| bitch \| bitching \| caprice \| capriciousness \| cold comfort \| complaining \| complaint \| crankiness \| crotchetiness \| destructive criticism \| disappointment \| discontent \| discontentedness \| discontentment \| disgruntlement \| dissatisfaction \| dissatisfiedness \| dissent \| divine discontent \| envy \| fancifulness \| fantasticality \| faultfinding \| Faustianism \| freakishness \| fretfulness \| grievance \| gripe \| griping \| groan \| groaning \| grouse \| grousing \| grumbling \| holler \| howl \| humorsomeness \| ill humor \| kick \| kicking \| moodiness \| motivelessness \| murmuring \| peeve \| peevishness \| pet peeve \| pettishness \| petulancy \| protest \| querulousness \| quirkiness \| rebelliousness \| resentfulness \| resentment \| restiveness \| restlessness \| scolding \| shrewishness \| sniping \| sourness \| squawk \| squawking \| sulkiness \| temperamentalness \| uneasiness \| unfulfillment \| unhappiness \| unpleasure \| unsatisfaction \| vexation of spirit \| vixenishness \| whimsicality \| whimsicalness \| whimsy \| whining \| yapping See Also \| ill humor \| ill humour \| pet \| testiness \| tetchiness \| touchiness Petulance In Webster's Dictionary \Pet"ulance\, Petulancy \Pet"ulan*cy\, n. [L. petulania: cf. F. p['e]tulance. See {Petulant}.] The quality or state of being petulant; temporary peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor. ``The petulancy of our words.'' --B. Jonson. Like pride in some, and like petulance in others. --Clarendon. The lowering eye, the petulance, the frown. --Cowper. Syn: {Petulance}, {Peevishness}. -- Peevishness implies the permanence of a sour, fretful temper; petulance implies temporary or capricious irritation.

Petulance Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Petulance?

[n] an irritable petulant feeling

Petulance In Webster's Dictionary

\Pet"u*lance\, Petulancy \Pet"u*lan*cy\, n. [L.
petulania: cf. F. p['e]tulance. See {Petulant}.]
The quality or state of being petulant; temporary
peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor. ``The
petulancy of our words.'' --B. Jonson.

      Like pride in some, and like petulance in others.
                                               --Clarendon.

      The lowering eye, the petulance, the frown. --Cowper.

Syn: {Petulance}, {Peevishness}. -- Peevishness implies the
     permanence of a sour, fretful temper; petulance implies
     temporary or capricious irritation.

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