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unsavoriness

unsavoriness

8.8
A very unpleasant taste or smell that makes you reject food
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈseɪvərɪnəs/
  • US
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  • The dish was rejected due to its unsavoriness, leaving a lingering bad smell in the kitchen.

Examples

  • Many guests commented on the unsavoriness of the old fish served at the restaurant.

  • Vegan Null refers to meat eaters as "ghouls" and "vampires," quoting the unsavoriness of meat based on a 100-year-old expose of the meat industry ("The Jungle").

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  • The unsavoriness of the spoiled milk made everyone turn away in disgust.

Synonyms

stench
vsunsavoriness
80 3.5

A very bad strong smell that makes you feel sick

is about extreme dislike specifically tied to taste or smell
unpleasantness
vsunsavoriness
17 4.2

A feeling of discomfort or dislike

is more intense and focused on sensory unpalatability
bitterness
vsunsavoriness
9 2.6

A sharp unpleasant taste found in foods like black coffee

stresses extreme and offensive taste or smell beyond mere sharpness
awfulness
vsunsavoriness
7 6.0

A very unpleasant quality that makes people feel bad

is narrower, applying specifically to taste and smell offensiveness
grossness
vsunsavoriness
1 5.6

A rude or crude way of acting, speaking and dressing

is sensory and physical, focusing on bad taste or smell
disgustingness
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1 6.5

How gross or unpleasant something is

is limited to extreme badness in taste or smell specifically
stinkiness
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1 4.3

A strong unpleasant smell that makes people move away

is narrower, focusing on very bad taste or smell experience
repulsiveness
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1 7.0

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

is more narrowly tied to taste or smell rather than all senses
loathsomeness
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1 9.1

A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting

is focused more exactly on offensive taste or smell sensations
sickeningness
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9.4

A strong feeling of disgust caused by a bad taste, often from food or drink

is focused on extreme unpleasantness specifically in taste or smell
nauseatingness
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9.4

A strong feeling that makes you feel sick because of a bad taste or smell

is about extreme bad taste or smell rather than general discomfort
unpalatability
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8.6

A bad taste that makes you not want to eat something

adds the idea of extreme unpleasantness rather than mere unacceptability
unpalatableness
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9.1

A quality of food or drink that tastes bad

adds extra intensity and explicit mention of smell as well
unappetizingness
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9.3

A quality of food that makes people not want to eat it

is stronger, stressing active repulsion of taste or smell
acridness
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8.1

A strong, bitter smell or taste that burns the nose

is broader, indicating extreme unpleasantness beyond just sharp taste
acridity
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9.6

A strong sharp taste or smell that feels unpleasant

is more about very unpleasant overall taste or smell intensity
malodorousness
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8.9

A strong, unpleasant smell that is easy to notice

is similar but emphasizes extreme unpalatable quality for taste too
horridness
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7.7

A very unpleasant quality that shocks people

is specifically about extreme unpleasantness in taste or smell
distastefulness
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6.1

Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike

is more sensory, centring on extreme taste or smell rejection
unpleasingness
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8.2

How bad something looks, sounds, or smells to you

is stronger and specifically tied to bad taste or smell
lousiness
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  • Informal
7.4

A bad, unpleasant quality that makes people unhappy or annoyed

is more specific and stronger about taste and smell offensiveness
noisomeness
vsunsavoriness
9.9

A strong unpleasant smell or other harmful quality in a place

is less about harm and more about extreme bad taste or smell

Antonyms

The quality of food or drink that makes you enjoy it

2 3.4

A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable

How Unpleasant

unsavoriness
  • US
8.8
blandness
1 4.1

Surface Forms

unsavoriness singular

Morphology

unsavoriness = unsavory (transparent) = un + savor + y + ness

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'unsavory', a straightforward nominalization.

Etymology

Unsavoriness comes from un- ('not') + savor ('taste' or 'pleasant flavour'), the same root behind savory, so it names when something has no good taste or smell and is hard to eat.