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Definition of Creepiness
1. Noun. An uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin.
Derivative terms: Creepy
Definition of Creepiness
1. n. An uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on the skin.
Definition of Creepiness
1. Noun. The state of being creepy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Creepiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Creepiness
Literary usage of Creepiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1910)
"... creepiness, peculiar discomfort, and lack of ordinariness. The imaginations
not thus accompanied were almost always images of commonplace objects, ..."
2. The Bookman (1906)
"The opening tale, which gives the book its title, is the most fantastic of the
collection, and aside from the well-sustained note of creepiness, ..."
3. American Literature by Julian Willis Abernethy (1902)
"The atmosphere is one of midnight mystery, that induces the sensation of creepiness,
and the prevailing tone is melancholy. Yet in spite of all this, ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1892)
"The “creepiness” of Edith's “little low voice, saying quietly to itself, ‘Oh, my
God! ‘ as if a lost soul were flying about in the storm “; the hurried ..."
5. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1910)
"... creepiness, peculiar discomfort, and lack of ordinariness. The imaginations
not thus accompanied were almost always images of commonplace objects, ..."
6. The Bookman (1906)
"The opening tale, which gives the book its title, is the most fantastic of the
collection, and aside from the well-sustained note of creepiness, ..."
7. American Literature by Julian Willis Abernethy (1902)
"The atmosphere is one of midnight mystery, that induces the sensation of creepiness,
and the prevailing tone is melancholy. Yet in spite of all this, ..."
8. The Gentleman's Magazine (1892)
"The “creepiness” of Edith's “little low voice, saying quietly to itself, ‘Oh, my
God! ‘ as if a lost soul were flying about in the storm “; the hurried ..."
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