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Grouch vs Grouchiness - What's the difference?

grouch | grouchiness |

As nouns the difference between grouch and grouchiness

is that grouch is a complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor while grouchiness is the characteristic or quality of being grouchy.

As a verb grouch

is to be grumpy or irritable; to complain.

grouch

English

Noun

(grouches)
  • A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
  • *1919 , , Herbert Jenkins, 1956, p 20
    • But today he had noticed from the moment he had got out of bed that something was amiss with the world. Either he was in the grip of some divine discontent due to the highly developed condition of his soul, or else he had a grouch .
  • One who is grumpy or irritable.
  • *I don't feel like hanging around with that grouch .

    • Verb

  • To be grumpy or irritable; to complain.
    • He spent all his time grouching about the problem instead of fixing it.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * grouchy

    grouchiness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The characteristic or quality of being grouchy