| English noun: thorniness | |||
| 1. | thorniness (attribute) the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines | ||
| Synonyms | bristliness, prickliness, spininess | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | raggedness, roughness | ||
| 2. | thorniness (attribute) a rough and bitter manner | ||
| Synonyms | acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, jaundice, tartness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeableness | ||