Definitions for crossness
cross·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, cholernoun

   an irritable petulant feeling

2. crabbiness, crabbedness, crossnessnoun

   a disposition to be ill-tempered

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crossnessnoun

   The state of being cross; mild anger

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crossnessnoun

   Etymology: from cross.

   1. Transverseness; intersection.2. Perverseness; peevishness.

   The lighter sort of malignity turneth but to a crossness, or aptness to oppose; but the deeper sort, to envy, or mere mischief. Francis Bacon, Essay 13.

   I deny nothing, fit to be granted, out of crossness or humour. Charles I .

   Who would have imagined, that the stiff crossness of a poor captive should ever have had the power to make Haman’s seat so uneasy to him? Roger L'Estrange, Fab. 38.

   They help us to forget the crossness of men and things, compose our cares and our passions, and lay our disappointments asleep. Jeremy Collier, of the Entertainment of Books.

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1. Crossness

   Crossness is a location in the London Borough of Bexley, close to the southern bank of the River Thames, to the east of Thamesmead, west of Belvedere and north-west of Erith. The place takes its name from Cross Ness, a specific promontory on the southern bank of the River Thames. In maritime terms, the tip of Cross Ness, in the past referred to as 'Leather Bottle Point', marks the boundary between Barking Reach and Halfway Reach. An unmanned lighthouse on Crossness is a navigational aid to shipping.

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1. crossness

   Crossness is not an officially recognized term in English language dictionaries. However, in general usage, it can be perceived as a state or condition of being cross or irritable; an expression of anger or annoyance. It can also be in some context as intersecting or having interconnections. Its interpretation can vary depending on the context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crossnessnoun

   the quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor

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1. Crossness

   Crossness is a place in south-east London. It is situated in the London Borough of Bexley, close to the southern bank of the River Thames, to the east of Thamesmead, west of Belvedere and north-west of Erith. The place takes its name from Cross Ness, a specific promontory on the southern bank of the River Thames. In maritime terms, the tip of Cross Ness, in the past referred to as 'Leather Bottle Point', marks the boundary between Barking Reach and Halfway Reach. An unmanned lighthouse stands there as an aid to shipping. Crossness is the location of a large sewage treatment works and the Victorian Crossness Pumping Station, built at the eastern end of the Southern Outfall Sewer as part of the London sewerage system designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and constructed between 1859 to 1865.

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1. • Ill Humor
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of crossness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of crossness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=crossness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crossness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=crossness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossness
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossness
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=crossness