noisome

noisome

English

Etymology

From Middle English noy +‎ -some (short for annoy, from an(n)oien, enoien from Anglo-Norman anuier, from Old French enuier (French: ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiare (to make hateful), from in- (intensive prefix) + odium (hate). [1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɪ.səm/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪsəm

Adjective

noisome (comparative more noisome, superlative most noisome)

1. (literary) Morally hurtful or noxious.
2. (literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
3. (literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell

   Synonyms: foul, fetid, sickening, nauseating

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:noisome.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:harmful

Translations

morally hurtful or noxious

Chinese: Mandarin: 有害的 (zh) (yǒuhài de) Dutch: schadelijk (nl) Finnish: vahingollinen (fi)

French: désagréable (fr) m or f, nuisible (fr) m or f Romanian: nuizibil, vătămător (ro), dăunător (ro) Russian: отврати́тельный (ru) m (otvratítelʹnyj)

hurtful or noxious to health

Chinese: Mandarin: 有毒的 (yǒudú dí) Dutch: schadelijk (nl) Finnish: haitallinen (fi) French: nocif (fr) m, insalubre (fr) m or f, malsain (fr) m, toxique (fr) m or f

German: ungesund (de), schädlich (de) Italian: nocivo (it), insalubre (it) m or f, malsano m Romanian: insalubru (ro), nesănătos (ro) Russian: вре́дный (ru) m (vrédnyj), нездоро́вый (ru) m (nezdoróvyj), вредоно́сный (ru) m (vredonósnyj)

offensive to the senses

Chinese: Mandarin: (undesirable smell) 恶臭的 (èchòu de) Dutch: walgelijk (nl), misselijkmakend (nl), degoutant (nl) Finnish: pahanhajuinen (fi) French: répugnant (fr) m, dégoutant (fr) m German: widerlich (de), ekelhaft (de), eklig (de)

Italian: disgustoso (it) m, repulsivo (it) m Latin: taeter Maori: kerakera, weriweri Romanian: dezgustător (ro), respingător (ro), scârbos (ro) Russian: злово́нный (ru) m (zlovónnyj)

References

1. Wordsmith's entry for noisome

Anagrams

• Moonies, ionomes, moonies, niosome