itchiness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *itchiness*:
NOUN	cognition	itchiness, itch, itching	an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

English > *itchiness*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	An irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch.
Synonyms	itch, itching
Narrower	pruritus	An intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
Broader	cutaneous sensation, haptic sensation, skin sensation	A sensation localized on the skin
Spanish	comezón, escozor, picazón, picor, prurito
Catalan	picor, pruïja
Adjectives	itchy	causing an irritating / irritating cutaneous sensation

HyperDic: itchiness