The Collaborative International Dictionary
Captiousness
Captiousness \Cap"tious*ness\, n. Captious disposition or manner.
Wiktionary
captiousness
n. 1 the state of being captious 2 captious behaviour
Usage examples of "captiousness".
Briefly Afra remembered instances of his Damia's captiousness which her eldest daughter certainly had not inherited.
The bond of a previous mating can be a strong factor despite a queen's captiousness, but you never know.