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 | ||