noun
- plural of creakiness; the quality or state of making creaking sounds; the condition of being creaky
Usage: informal; typically used in plural form
Examples
- The creakinesses of the old floorboards made it impossible to walk quietly through the house.
- Despite the creakinesses in the door hinges, the house had good bones.
- The various creakinesses throughout the attic suggested the building needed maintenance.
- She complained about the creakinesses of her new shoes during the first week of wear.
- The creakinesses of the wooden stairs grew worse as the house settled over time.