noi´some|ness

noi´some|ness
noi|some «NOY suhm», adjective.
1. that disgusts; offensive; smelling bad: »

a noisome odor, a noisome slum; …kitchens and areas with noisome sewers(Charles Kingsley).

SYNONYM(S): foul, disgusting.
2. harmful; injurious: »

a noisome pestilence; …the noisome beast (Ezekiel 14:21).

SYNONYM(S): noxious.
[Middle English noy, variant of annoy + -some1]
noi´some|ly, adverb.
noi´some|ness, noun.

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  • noi|some — «NOY suhm», adjective. 1. that disgusts; offensive; smelling bad: »a noisome odor, a noisome slum; …kitchens and areas with noisome sewers(Charles Kingsley). SYNONYM(S): foul, disgusting. 2. harmful; injurious: »a noisome pestilence; …the noisom …   Useful english dictionary

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  • some — four·some; hand·some; lee·some; lep·to·some; light·some; li·po·some; lis·some; lone·some; meso·some; mono·some; schis·to·some; some; some·body; some·thing; some·time; some·times; some·what; three·some; awe·some·ly; awe·some·ness; blithe·some·ly;… …   English syllables

  • noi — ac·ti·noi·da; ai·noi; al·cy·o·noi·dea; am·mo·noi·dea; ar·ach·noi·dal; ar·si·noi·the·ri·um; bal·ae·noi·dea; bel·em·noi·dea; ca·noi·dea; cap·er·noi·ted; cap·er·noi·tie; cen·trech·i·noi·da; chi·noi·se·rie; co·noi·dal; cor·y·phae·noi·di·dae;… …   English syllables

  • noisomeness — noi·some·ness …   English syllables

  • Noisome — Noi some, a. [For noysome, fr. noy for annoy. See {Annoy}.] 1. Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia. Noisome pestilence. Ps. xci. 3. [1913 Webster] 2. Offensive to the smell or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Noisomely — Noisome Noi some, a. [For noysome, fr. noy for annoy. See {Annoy}.] 1. Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia. Noisome pestilence. Ps. xci. 3. [1913 Webster] 2. Offensive to the smell …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Noisomeness — Noisome Noi some, a. [For noysome, fr. noy for annoy. See {Annoy}.] 1. Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia. Noisome pestilence. Ps. xci. 3. [1913 Webster] 2. Offensive to the smell …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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