touchiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English touchy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English touchiness From touchy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The property of being touchy.
The engine seemed a little sensitive to wet rails, and in consequence the uphill work was not so good north of Dundee as it had been earlier. But I have noted this same "touchiness" on the part of the "A4s", and other modern British 4-6-2s, so that in this respect No. 2006 proved no exception.
1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| touchinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
cs vztahovačnost (the property of being touchy) · fi arkatunteisuus (the property of being touchy) · it spigolosità (the property of being touchy) · ga drisíneacht (the property of being touchy) · it suscettibilità (the property of being touchy) · tr alınganlık (the property of being touchy) · it permalosità (the property of being touchy) · az dəymədüşərlik (the property of being touchy) · ga íogaireacht (the property of being touchy) · it ombrosità (the property of being touchy) · fi herkkätunteisuus (the property of being touchy)