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DISTASTEFULNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being offensive
Synonyms:
distastefulness; odiousness; offensiveness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("distastefulness" is a kind of...):
unpleasantness (the quality of giving displeasure)
Attribute:
offensive (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses)
inoffensive (giving no offense)
offensive (causing anger or annoyance)
inoffensive; unoffending (not causing anger or annoyance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "distastefulness"):
blatancy (the property of being both obvious and offensive)
loathsomeness; lousiness; repulsiveness; sliminess; vileness; wickedness (the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions)
hatefulness; objectionableness; obnoxiousness (the quality of being hateful)
Derivation:
distasteful (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Extreme unpalatability to the mouth
Synonyms:
disgustingness; distastefulness; nauseatingness; sickeningness; unsavoriness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("distastefulness" is a kind of...):
unpalatability; unpalatableness (the property of being unacceptable to the mouth)
Derivation:
distasteful (not pleasing in odor or taste)
