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- [noi-suh m]
- /ˈnɔɪ səm/
- /ˈnɔɪ.səm/
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- [noi-suh m]
- /ˈnɔɪ səm/
Definitions of noisome word
- adjective noisome offensive or disgusting, as an odor. 1
- adjective noisome harmful or injurious to health; noxious. 1
- noun noisome Having an extremely offensive smell. 1
- adjective noisome toxic, harmful 1
- adjective noisome offensive, disgusting 1
- adjective noisome If you describe something or someone as noisome, you mean that you find them extremely unpleasant. 0
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Origin of noisome
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English noy (aphetic variant of annoy) + -some1
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Parts of speech for Noisome
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
noisome popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for noisome
adjective noisome
- foul — grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- disgusting — causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.
- repulsive — causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask.
- repellent — causing distaste or aversion; repulsive.
Antonyms for noisome
adjective noisome
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
- just — guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
- moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
- upright — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
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