bristliness
Coarse, poking quality
Bristliness is the quality of being bristly—rough, prickly, or covered with stiff hairs.
A man's face has bristliness when unshaven.
The word extends to manner: His bristliness made him hard to approach.
Someone with bristliness is quick to take offense or show irritation.
Sharp, irritable nature
- quillsHollow defensive animal spikes
- thornsSharp plant projections
- barbsSharp points or jibes
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
needles · hedgehog · porcupine · cactus · urchin · burr · thistle · spines
Sharp, irritable nature
- scratchinessRough, irritating texture quality
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- abrasivenessCoarse or harsh quality
stubble · whiskers · furriness · shagginess · wooliness · grittiness · nap · texture
Proneness to agitation
- touchinessReadiness to feel slighted
- defensivenessResistance to perceived attack
- pricklinessSharp, irritable nature
- gruffnessHarsh, rough manner
testiness · crankiness · surliness · curtness · abrasiveness · hostility · antagonism · edginess
prickliness
Sharp, irritable nature
spikes · needles · hedgehog · porcupine · cactus · urchin · burr · thistle · spines · pointed
prickliness
Sharp, irritable nature
- scratchinessRough, irritating texture quality
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- roughnessUneven surface quality
abrasiveness · stubble · whiskers · furriness · shagginess · wooliness · grittiness · nap · texture · fibrousness
irritability
Proneness to agitation
- touchinessReadiness to feel slighted
- defensivenessResistance to perceived attack
- pricklinessSharp, irritable nature
gruffness · testiness · crankiness · surliness · curtness · abrasiveness · hostility · antagonism · edginess · terseness
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- roughnessroughness, coarseness, grittiness, bumpiness, abrasiveness
bristlinesssmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
softness · silkiness · sleekness · plushness · suppleness
bristlinessfriendliness
Warm, welcoming disposition
warmth · affability · amiability · geniality · cordiality