Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loathsomeness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: loath-some-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nature or property that gives rise to revulsion or inspires loathing.

Uncountable

noun

A loathsome thing.

Countable

Example Sentences

"For my part I would rather counſell you to deſtroy your Rattes and Miſe with Traps, Banes, or Weeſels: for beſides the ſluttiſhneſſe ⁊ lothſomeneſſe of the Catte (you know what ſhe layes in the Malt heape) ſhe is moſt daungerous and pernicious among children, as I mee ſelf haue had good experience."
"Must putrefaction's breath / Leave nothing of this heavenly sight / But loathsomeness and ruin?"
"H. P. Lovecraft After it raced the naked, tittering, phosphorescent thing that belonged on the carven pedestal, and still farther behind panted the dark men, and all the dread crew of sentient loathsomenesses. The corpse was gaining on its pursuers …"

Etymology

From Middle English lothsomnesse, loþsumnes, lathsumnes; equivalent to loathsome + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: lothsomnesse
Suffix: loathsome

Usage

Inflected Forms

loathsomenesses (plural)

Synonyms

repulsiveness sliminess vileness lousiness wickedness

Questions

What does loathsomeness mean?: The nature or property that gives rise to revulsion or inspires loathing.
Where does loathsomeness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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