Edginess
noun
Feeling uncomfortable or nervous.
After the accident, he couldn't shake off an edginess that made it hard to relax.
Often appears as...
- feel an edginess
- shake off edginess
noun
Quality of being new, different, or on the cutting edge.
Her edgy fashion sense sets her apart from her peers.
Often appears as...
- edgy fashion sense
- edginess sets apart
Usage tips
Fashion, Art, Design
noun
Feeling uncomfortable or nervous.
After the accident, he couldn't shake off an edginess that made it hard to relax.
Often appears as...
- feel an edginess
- shake off edginess
noun
Quality of being new, different, or on the cutting edge.
Her edgy fashion sense sets her apart from her peers.
Often appears as...
- edgy fashion sense
- edginess sets apart
Usage tips
Fashion, Art, Design
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional State
Edginess can indicate a temporary, unsettled emotional condition due to a specific event or situation.
She felt a lingering edginess after the heated argument.
Pro Tip 2/3Tense Atmosphere
Describe a situation's tension with 'edginess' to imply discomfort among people present.
There was an edginess in the room as the jury returned with the verdict.
Pro Tip 3/3Psychological Nuance
Use 'edginess' to convey a complex state of mind that encompasses anxiety and restlessness.
His edginess grew as the deadline approached.
Compare with
agitationanxietyeasejittersnervousrestlesstension
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Video examples
Stephen Burt: Why people...
how our unacknowledged assumptions can make us believe we are bad, either because sex is sinful or because we tolerate so much sexism. We let guys tell women what to do. The poem reacts to old lipstick ads, and its edginess about statement, its reversals and halts, have everything to do
Video examples
Introducing a New Baby...
notice and all the youngsters disappeared down the hole and the adults were looking very concerned now it seems to have settled a little bit but there is still a little bit of an edginess to them and they do seem to be a little bit worried
Video examples
Stephen Burt: Why people...
how our unacknowledged assumptions can make us believe we are bad, either because sex is sinful or because we tolerate so much sexism. We let guys tell women what to do. The poem reacts to old lipstick ads, and its edginess about statement, its reversals and halts, have everything to do
Video examples
Introducing a New Baby...
notice and all the youngsters disappeared down the hole and the adults were looking very concerned now it seems to have settled a little bit but there is still a little bit of an edginess to them and they do seem to be a little bit worried
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
J. G. Ballard
British Author
Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual scanning of bank statements.
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Annalee Newitz
American Journalist
Turning a zombie pandemic into a generic disaster movie robs the zombies of their dirty, nasty edginess and robs the disaster of its epic scope.
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Jed Mercurio
British Writer
With the police thriller genre, people come to it with an expectation. It allows you to get away with a bit of violence, edginess, darkness.
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John Waite
English Musician
Coming off the back of the live album, there was a certain edginess and an almost punk energy that I've missed for a while.
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Colm Toibin
Irish Novelist
I think you can get a sort of intensity and an edginess offering nine stories in a book. Competing versions of things.
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Niki de St. Phalle
French Sculptor
Most people don't see the edginess in my work. They think it's all fantasy and whimsy.
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Luca Guadagnino
Italian Director
I'm incredibly inspired by the goofy edginess of teenagers and young people.
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Michael Birch
English Businessman
Myspace was always a bit edgy. People identified it with edginess and music.
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Bob Newhart
American Comedian
There is an edginess in my work that people don't always recognize.
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Kiku Sharda
Indian Comedian
Comedy comes with a bit of sarcasm, wit and edginess.
Quote examples
J. G. Ballard
British Author
Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual scanning of bank statements.
Quote examples
Annalee Newitz
American Journalist
Turning a zombie pandemic into a generic disaster movie robs the zombies of their dirty, nasty edginess and robs the disaster of its epic scope.
Quote examples
Jed Mercurio
British Writer
With the police thriller genre, people come to it with an expectation. It allows you to get away with a bit of violence, edginess, darkness.
Quote examples
John Waite
English Musician
Coming off the back of the live album, there was a certain edginess and an almost punk energy that I've missed for a while.
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Colm Toibin
Irish Novelist
I think you can get a sort of intensity and an edginess offering nine stories in a book. Competing versions of things.
Quote examples
Niki de St. Phalle
French Sculptor
Most people don't see the edginess in my work. They think it's all fantasy and whimsy.
Quote examples
Luca Guadagnino
Italian Director
I'm incredibly inspired by the goofy edginess of teenagers and young people.
Quote examples
Michael Birch
English Businessman
Myspace was always a bit edgy. People identified it with edginess and music.
Quote examples
Bob Newhart
American Comedian
There is an edginess in my work that people don't always recognize.
Quote examples
Kiku Sharda
Indian Comedian
Comedy comes with a bit of sarcasm, wit and edginess.
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