noun
Meaning 1
The state or property of being lousy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lousiness
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the vileness of his language surprised us
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, wickedness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness
noun
Meaning 3
infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pediculosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infestation
Narrower terms: pediculosis capitis, head lice, pediculosis corporis, pediculosis pubis, crabs
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English lousy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lousiness From lousy + -ness.