'Distastefulness' definitions:
Definition of 'distastefulness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Extreme unpalatability to the mouth [syn: disgustingness, distastefulness, nauseatingness, sickeningness, unsavoriness]
noun
The quality of being offensive [syn: offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness]
Definition of 'Distastefulness'
From: GCIDE
- Distasteful \Dis*taste"ful\, a.
- 1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth. [1913 Webster]
- Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly actions. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive. "Distasteful looks." --Shak.
- Syn: Nauseous; unsavory; unpalatable; offensive; displeasing; dissatisfactory; disgusting. - {Dis*taste"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*taste"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]