'Crankiness' definitions:

Definition of 'crankiness'

(from WordNet)
noun
A fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness]

Definition of 'Crankiness'

From: GCIDE
  • Crankiness \Crank"i*ness\ (kr?nk"?-n?s), n. Crankness. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]