snappiness

/snˈæpɪnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being snappy.

Word Origin From snap + -y + -ness. Snappiness is the quality of being snappy — quick, sharp, lively. The root snap is from Proto-Germanic snappōną 'to snap'. Related: snappy, snappily, snapper. So it's the state of having snap.

noun The state or quality of being snappy. countable

The snappiness of his replies showed he was in a bad mood.

(名词) 干脆利落;利落;爽快;麻利

他回答的急躁显示他心情不好。

(sustantivo) brusquedad; viveza; prontitud [El estado o cualidad de ser rápido o cortante.]

Lo cortante de sus respuestas mostraba que estaba de mal humor.

(nom) vivacité; mordant; piquant; causticité [Caractère de ce qui est vif et prompt, souvent irritable ou brusque.]

Le côté brusque de ses réponses montrait qu'il était de mauvaise humeur.

(Substantiv) Schroffheit; Bissigkeit [Die Eigenschaft oder der Zustand, kurz angebunden, scharf oder gereizt zu sein, besonders in Sprache oder Verhalten.]

Die **snappiness** seiner Antworten zeigte deutlich, dass er schlechte Laune hatte.

(名詞) 素っ気なさ、不機嫌さ。

彼の返事の素っ気なさは、彼が機嫌が悪かったことを示していた。

(substantivo) vivacidade; agilidade; brusquidão; prontidão [O estado ou qualidade de ser rápido ou afiado.]

A rapidez de suas respostas mostrava que ele estava de mau humor.

Word parts: snap + py + ness

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