DISTASTEFULNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does distastefulness mean? 

• DISTASTEFULNESS (noun)
  The noun DISTASTEFULNESS has 2 senses:

1. extreme unpalatability to the mouth

2. the quality of being offensive

  Familiarity information: DISTASTEFULNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISTASTEFULNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extreme unpalatability to the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

disgustingness; distastefulness; nauseatingness; sickeningness; unsavoriness

Hypernyms ("distastefulness" is a kind of...):

unpalatability; unpalatableness (the property of being unacceptable to the mouth)

Derivation:

distasteful (not pleasing in odor or taste)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The quality of being offensive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

distastefulness; odiousness; offensiveness

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)