paranoid |
crankiness |
As nouns the difference between paranoid and crankiness
is that
paranoid is someone suffering from paranoia while
crankiness is the state of being cranky.
As an adjective paranoid
is of, related to, or suffering from paranoia.
crank |
crankiness |
As nouns the difference between crank and crankiness
is that
crank is a bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion while
crankiness is the state of being cranky.
As an adjective crank
is (slang) strange, weird, odd.
As a verb crank
is to turn by means of a
crank .
crankiness |
crankness |
As nouns the difference between crankiness and crankness
is that
crankiness is the state of being cranky while
crankness is (nautical) liability to be overset; said of a ship or other vessel.