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beastliness

beastliness

8.3
Very unpleasant or nasty quality often used for weather and food
  • noun
  • /ˈbistlinəs/
translation icon : inhumanidad
  • The beastliness of the winter storm kept everyone indoors for days.

Examples

  • I cannot tolerate the beastliness of his comments.

  • He complained constantly about the beastliness of the food at the old camp.

  • Despite the beastliness of the rain, we made it to the top of the hill.

  • The beastliness of the storm kept everyone indoors.

  • The beastliness of the winter weather forced us to cancel our plans for the weekend.

  • Everyone stayed home due to the beastliness of the heatwave, which made it unbearable to be outside.

  • The children were upset by the beastliness of the teacher's remarks during the meeting.

Synonyms

savagery
vsbeastliness
  • NSFW
20 7.4

Extreme cruelty or violence that hurts people

is less about violence and more about nasty or disagreeable quality
viciousness
vsbeastliness
10 6.3

Being very cruel and violent toward other people or animals

is broader, applying to nasty conditions and disagreeable behaviour too
awfulness
vsbeastliness
7 6.0

A very unpleasant quality that makes people feel bad

is often used especially for bad weather or harsh behaviour
nastiness
vsbeastliness
3 5.0

A strong unpleasant quality that makes people uncomfortable

is broader, often used for nasty weather or conduct
vileness
vsbeastliness
2 8.0

Very bad and morally wrong behavior

is more about general nastiness and disagreeableness than moral evil
grimness
vsbeastliness
2 6.7

A harsh, unpleasant quality that makes people feel afraid or worried

is more about general nastiness rather than strict severity
hideousness
vsbeastliness
2 6.3

Extreme ugliness that makes people feel shocked or disgusted

is used more broadly for unpleasant situations and behaviour
obnoxiousness
vsbeastliness
2 8.0

Being very rude and annoying to other people

is broader, including nasty weather or general disagreeable situations
harshness
vsbeastliness
2 3.5

A strong unpleasant effect that hurts the senses

is used for general disagreeable states including weather and behaviour
horribleness
vsbeastliness
1 5.9

A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust

focuses more on general nasty conditions or behaviour
disgustingness
vsbeastliness
1 6.5

How gross or unpleasant something is

is broader, covering disagreeable situations beyond pure sensory disgust
repulsiveness
vsbeastliness
1 7.0

A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away

is wider, also applying to nasty behaviour or bad conditions
loathsomeness
vsbeastliness
1 9.1

A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting

includes general nastiness not only sensory repulsiveness
fiendishness
vsbeastliness
1 8.4

Very cruel and evil actions that harm people

covers unpleasantness more widely, not only focused cruelty
ferociousness
vsbeastliness
1 7.0

Very violent and cruel actions that frighten people

is used more widely for nasty or disagreeable situations
bestiality
vsbeastliness
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Very cruel violent behavior like that of an animal

is about extreme nastiness or disagreeableness rather than animal likeness
horridness
vsbeastliness
7.7

A very unpleasant quality that shocks people

is more about nastiness tied to weather or conduct
disagreeableness
vsbeastliness
8.1

A quality of being unpleasant and hard to get along with that makes people avoid you

is stronger and used for severe unpleasant conditions too
distastefulness
vsbeastliness
6.1

Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike

is harsher, often describing severe unpleasantness like harsh weather
monstrousness
vsbeastliness
7.8

The quality of being very ugly or cruel in a way that shocks people

is mainly about general disagreeable or nasty quality
odiousness
vsbeastliness
  • Formal
9.0

A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike

is less about moral hate and more about disagreeable quality
barbarousness
vsbeastliness
9.5

A very cruel way of behaving that shows no kindness

is broader, applying to severe unpleasantness beyond overt brutality
atrociousness
vsbeastliness
8.8

Very cruel actions that shock people

is broader, used for severe unpleasantness including bad weather
dreadfulness
vsbeastliness
7.7

A very strong feeling of fear when something is shocking or awful

is used more for general nasty or disagreeable conditions

Antonyms

2 3.4

A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable

A quality that makes people feel great pleasure

How Unpleasant

awfulness
7 6.0
beastliness
8.3
nastiness
3 5.0
discomfort
119 3.2

Surface Forms

beastliness singular
beastlinesses plural

Morphology

beastliness = beastly (transparent) = beast + ly + ness

Formed by adding '-ness' to the adjective 'beastly'; the sense (unpleasant or nasty conditions) follows directly from 'beastly'.

Etymology

The word beastliness comes from beast, meaning 'animal', and people sometimes use beastly to describe something very bad or unpleasant, like 'beastly weather'. So, beastliness is the quality of being extremely unpleasant or nasty.