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NOXIOUSNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does noxiousness mean? 

NOXIOUSNESS (noun)
  The noun NOXIOUSNESS has 1 sense:

1. the quality of being noxiousplay

  Familiarity information: NOXIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NOXIOUSNESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of being noxious

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

harmfulness; noisomeness; noxiousness

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

morbidity; morbidness; unwholesomeness (the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you)

Derivation:

noxious (injurious to physical or mental health)


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