prickliness
nounUK /ˈprɪk.li.nəs/
US /ˈprɪk.li.nəs/
Prickliness is how prickly something is, like a cactus or a hedgehog.
The prickliness of the cactus made it hard to touch.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A grumpy or easily annoyed way of acting.
His prickliness made it hard to ask him for help.
3. A tingling or stinging feeling on the skin.
She felt a prickliness on her arm after rolling in the grass.
4. The quality of being difficult or full of problems.
The prickliness of the rules confused everyone.