Synonyms and Antonyms of cattiness
1
biting sharpness of feeling or expression - The cattiness of the commentary for the televised awards was neither nice nor necessary.
acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, asperity, bile, bitterness, corrosiveness, mordancy, tartness, virulence, virulency, vitriol
gruffness, harshness, hostility, relentlessness, severity, sternness, vehemence
coldness, crossness, discourteousness, iciness, impoliteness, incivility, nastiness, rudeness, sourness, surliness, ungraciousness
anger, animosity, gall, jaundice, malevolence, malice, rancor, scorn, spite, spleen, venom, vindictiveness
jealousy, pique, resentment, sour grapes
civility, cordiality, courtesy, diplomacy, geniality, graciousness, kindness, politeness, tactfulness
compassion, softness, sweetness, sympathy, tenderness, warmth
oiliness, smoothness, suaveness, suavity, unctuousness, urbanity
2
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm - There's no reason for saying such hurtful things except sheer cattiness.
despite, hatefulness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignance, malignancy, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness, spleen, venom, viciousness
abusiveness, cruelty
abhorrence, abomination, execration, hate, hatred, loathing
animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, grudge, hostility, ill will, jaundice, mean-spiritedness, rancor, resentment
despicableness, invidiousness
vengefulness, vindictiveness
aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
contempt, disdain
jealousy, pique, resentment, scorn
bile, rancor, virulence, vitriol
devotion, love, passion
amiability, amicability, amity, civility, cordiality, friendliness, hospitality
adoration, ardor, infatuation, veneration, worship
affection, charity, kindliness, kindness
comity, empathy, friendship, goodwill, sympathy, understanding
