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unpleasingness

unpleasingness

8.2
How bad something looks, sounds, or smells to you
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈplizɪŋnəs/
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  • The unpleasingness of the odor made it hard to stay in the room.

Examples

  • Many critics remarked on the unpleasingness of the film’s sound design.

  • The unpleasingness of the smell made everyone leave the room.

  • Despite the unpleasingness of his tone, his message was important.

  • Her unpleasingness was evident in her harsh tone.

  • The unpleasingness of the odor made it hard to enjoy the meal.

  • Many critics noted the unpleasingness of the film's lighting and color choices.

  • The unpleasingness of the noise from the construction site disturbed the neighborhood.

Synonyms

unpleasantness
vsunpleasingness
17 4.2

A feeling of discomfort or dislike

is the identical concept and is used as the entry term here
ugliness
vsunpleasingness
16 1.4

A quality of being unpleasant to look at

is broader, covering all senses rather than only visual appearance
awfulness
vsunpleasingness
7 6.0

A very unpleasant quality that makes people feel bad

is milder, referring to unpleasant quality without extreme intensity
harshness
vsunpleasingness
2 3.5

A strong unpleasant effect that hurts the senses

is more general, not limited to rough or severe sensory experiences
obnoxiousness
vsunpleasingness
2 8.0

Being very rude and annoying to other people

is focused on sensory disagreeableness rather than moral offensiveness
disgustingness
vsunpleasingness
1 6.5

How gross or unpleasant something is

is less intense, covering ordinary displeasure rather than strong revulsion
repulsiveness
vsunpleasingness
1 7.0

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

is broader and can include milder forms of sensory disagreeableness
loathsomeness
vsunpleasingness
1 9.1

A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting

is the general sense of being unpleasant without insisting on disgust
unattractiveness
vsunpleasingness
1 4.7

The way something looks when people do not find it pleasing

covers disagreeableness of senses in general, not just appearance
distastefulness
vsunpleasingness
6.1

Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike

is broader, covering any disagreeable sensation rather than specific offence
lousiness
vsunpleasingness
  • Informal
7.4

A bad, unpleasant quality that makes people unhappy or annoyed

is the general sensory displeasure rather than strong disgust or revulsion
objectionableness
vsunpleasingness
9.6

A state that makes people feel offended or dislike something

is about simple sensory displeasure rather than causing moral objection
noisomeness
vsunpleasingness
9.9

A strong unpleasant smell or other harmful quality in a place

is not necessarily harmful, focusing on being merely disagreeable

Antonyms

A pleasant quality that makes something enjoyable to see, hear, or feel

How Pleasant

delight
184 1.2
pleasantness
2 3.4
unpleasingness
8.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

unpleasingness = unpleasing (transparent) = un + please + ing + ness

Formed by adding the nominal suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'unpleasing' (itself 'un-' + 'pleasing'), yielding the state of being not pleasing.

Etymology

The word unpleasingness is built from un- ('not'), pleasing from please ('to give pleasure'), and the ending -ness ('state'). So, unpleasingness is the 'state of not being pleasing', which means something is unpleasant to your senses, like a bad smell or a harsh sound.