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noxiousness

noxiousness

8.9
How harmful or poisonous something is
  • noun
  • /ˈnɒkʃəsnəs/
translation icon : nocividad
  • The noxiousness of the polluted river made it unsafe for swimming.

Examples

  • Considering the consistency of the findings of the studies mentioned above and the findings of this study, we suspect that noxiousness in cases in this study is due to exposure to this agent.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Your belief in the noxiousness of night air has always been a family joke.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • It was also found that OPIDP is not necessarily dependent on previous noxiousness.

    Academic text (2007)
  • These findings raise a strong question regarding the previous notion that there is no possibility for OPIDP to take place due to the noxiousness of chemical warfare agents.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Farm workers must be cautious of the noxiousness of certain pesticides they handle.

  • The noxiousness of the smoke made it difficult for the firefighters to breathe.

Synonyms

toxicity
vsnoxiousness
  • Specialized
39 7.2

How poisonous a substance is to people or animals

focuses on general harm or unpleasantness rather than only harm to living things
dangerousness
vsnoxiousness
2 6.1

The chance that something will harm people or property

is the quality itself rather than the chance or situation for harm
harmfulness
vsnoxiousness
1 4.8

How much something can hurt people, animals, or things

also covers unpleasantness and poison in addition to general harm
noisomeness
vsnoxiousness
9.9

A strong unpleasant smell or other harmful quality in a place

is broader, describing harmfulness or poison rather than sensory unpleasantness
perniciousness
vsnoxiousness
  • Formal
9.9

Great harm that can cause death or serious damage

refers to harm or unpleasantness without implying extreme severity or death

Antonyms

Being good for your health and for how you act

How Harmful

lethality
6 7.5
toxicity
  • Specialized
39 7.2
noxiousness
8.9
harm
820 1.0
harmlessness
1 3.3

Surface Forms

noxiousness singular
noxiousnesses plural

Morphology

noxiousness = noxious (transparent) = noxious + ness

The noun is formed by the regular derivation of '-ness' from the adjective 'noxious', yielding the state or quality of being noxious.

Etymology

The word noxiousness comes from the Latin noxius, meaning 'harmful', and from the root noc-, which means 'to harm' and appears in innocent ('not harmful'). So noxiousness is the state of being harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.