CREEPINESS

creepiness

(noun) an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

creepiness (usually uncountable, plural creepinesses)

The state of being creepy.

Source: Wiktionary


Creep"i*ness (--ns), n.

Definition: An uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on the skin. She felt a curious, uneasy creepiness. Mrs. Alexander.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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