The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crossness \Cross"ness\, n. The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
crossness n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler] 2: a disposition to be ill-tempered [syn: crabbiness, crabbedness, crossness]