prickliness
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spinesSynonyms: bristlinessspininessthorniness
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Prickliness \Prick"li*ness\, n. [From Prickly.] The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles. [1913 Webster]