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Definition of Repulsiveness
1. Noun. The quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions. "The vileness of his language surprised us"
Generic synonyms: Distastefulness, Odiousness, Offensiveness
Derivative terms: Loathsome, Loathsome, Lousy, Lousy, Repulsive, Repulsive, Slimy, Vile, Wicked
Definition of Repulsiveness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being repulsive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Repulsiveness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Repulsiveness
Literary usage of Repulsiveness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature by John Addington Symonds (1881)
"... Repulsiveness—Firenzuola —His Life-^His Satires on the Clergy—His Dialogue on
Beauty— Novelettes and ..."
2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"1. adversity, disappointment, reverse of fortune, cross accident, untoward tient,
vexation ; 2. repulsiveness. ..."
3. Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy: Including the Special by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1909)
"... repulsiveness is an aid to its medicinal action. The strong infusion as an
enema is an effective remedy against the thread-worm (oxyuris vermicularis). ..."
4. The Personal Life of David Livingstone... Chiefly from His Unpublished by William Garden Blaikie (1881)
"... river—Magnificence of the country—Repulsiveness of the people—Cannot get a
canoe to explore the ..."
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