Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crotchetiness \Crotch"et*i*ness\ (kr?ch"?t-?-n?s), n.
   The state or character of being crotchety, or whimsical.

         This belief in rightness is a kind of
         conscientiousness, and when it degenerates it becomes
         crotchetiness.                           --J. Grote.

Source : WordNet®

crotchetiness
     n : a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: {crankiness}, {contrariness},
          {grumpiness}]