jumpiness
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English jumpy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English jumpiness From jumpy + -ness.
- The state of being jumpy.
“Several times I thought I saw something, but it was only jumpiness. One of the others raised a hesitant false alarm.”