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

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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