| English Dictionary |
INSALUBRIOUSNESS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does insalubriousness mean?
• INSALUBRIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun INSALUBRIOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating
Familiarity information: INSALUBRIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being insalubrious and debilitating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
insalubriousness; insalubrity
Hypernyms ("insalubriousness" is a kind of...):
unhealthfulness (the quality of promoting poor health)
Antonym:
salubriousness (the quality of being salubrious and invigorating)
Derivation:
insalubrious (detrimental to health)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Eat when you're hungry, and drink when you're dry." (English proverb)
"Whose end of tongue is sharp, the edge of his head must be hard" (Breton proverb)
"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket." (Arabic proverb)
"Honesty is the best policy." (Czech proverb)
"Whose end of tongue is sharp, the edge of his head must be hard" (Breton proverb)
"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket." (Arabic proverb)
"Honesty is the best policy." (Czech proverb)