Synonyms of the word

thorniness

• n. The property of being thorny (of having thorns or metaphorically being difficult).

acerbity

• n. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
• n. Harshness, bitterness, or severity.

acrimony

• n. A sharp and bitter hatred.

bitterness

• n. The quality of having a bitter taste.
• n. The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment.

bristliness

• n. The quality of being bristly.

disagreeableness

• n. (uncountable) The state or quality of being disagreeable.
• n. (countable) A disagreeable behaviour, occurrence, etc.

jaundice

• n. (pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of…
• v. (transitive) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.

prickliness

• n. The state or quality of being prickly.

raggedness

• n. The characteristic of being ragged.

roughness

• n. The property of being rough, coarseness.

spininess

• n. The quality of being spiny.

tartness

• n. The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste; sourness; bitterness.