cranknessn.
/ˈkraŋknɪs/ The state or quality of being crank (in the different senses of the adjectives).† 1. Lustiness, vigour. Obsolete.
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Crankness, briskness, liveliness.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Crankness, 1. health; vigour.
2. Of a ship: ‘Disposition to overset’ (Johnson).
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [noun] > qualities of vessel > seaworthiness or stability > not
crankness1726
unseaworthiness1824
1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World i. 2 I came under the Success's lee, and complain'd of the crankness of my ship.
1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Ballast Crankness..is occasioned by having too little ballast, or by disposing the ship's lading so as to raise the center of gravity too high.
3. = crankiness n.
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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > slight madness > crankiness or eccentricity
fantasticalness1581
fantasticality1592
eccentricity1657
fantasticness1661
out-of-the-wayness1800
nuttiness1865
crankiness1870
crankism1882
crankery1884
faddishness1884
faddism1885
crankness1890
pottiness1933
wackiness1941
offbeatness1960
kookiness1962
1890 Sat. Rev. 13 Sept. 324/1 Absolute freedom from crankness, a virtue rare, indeed, in art-literature.
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