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crankness

noun

Etymology

From crank + -ness.

  1. inherited from *krangaz✻
  2. derived from *krank✻
  3. borrowed from krank
  4. suffixed as crankness — “crank + ness”

Definitions

  1. Liability to capsize (said of a ship or other vessel).

  2. sprightliness

    sprightliness; health; vigour

    • crankness of the mind
    • crankness of intellect

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA