noun
Meaning 1
The condition of being odious
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
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odiousness
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noun
Meaning 2
An odious thing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 3
the quality of being offensive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: offensiveness, distastefulness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unpleasantness
Narrower terms: blatancy, loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, wickedness, hatefulness, obnoxiousness, objectionableness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English odious 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 odiousness From odious + -ness.