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LOUSINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
Example:
the vileness of his language surprised us
Synonyms:
loathsomeness; lousiness; repulsiveness; sliminess; vileness; wickedness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("lousiness" is a kind of...):
distastefulness; odiousness; offensiveness (the quality of being offensive)
Derivation:
lousy (very bad)
lousy (vile; despicable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
Synonyms:
lousiness; pediculosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("lousiness" is a kind of...):
infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lousiness"):
head lice; pediculosis capitis (infestation of the scalp with lice)
pediculosis corporis (infestation of body skin with lice)
crabs; pediculosis pubis (infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice)
Derivation:
lousy (infested with lice)
