noisome en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈnɔɪ.səm/
Etymology
From Middle English noysom; equivalent to noy + -some (short for annoy, from an(n)oien, enoien from Anglo-Norman anuier, from Old French enuier (French ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiare, from in- (intensive prefix) + odium (“hate”)).
Meanings
- (literary) Morally hurtful or noxious.
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(literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
Surely he shall deliuer thee from the snare of the fouler: and from the noisome pestilence.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 91:3:There is a distinct sense of freedom in the solitude of the night. The day's atmosphere is surcharged with noisome anxiety, the hours laden with impending terrors. But the night is soothing.
1912, Alexander Berkman, chapter 6, in Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist:
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(literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell.
And then, ſo nice, and ſo genteel; / Such Cleanlineſs from Head to Heel: / No Humours groſs, or frowzy Steams, / No noiſom Whiffs, or ſweaty Streams, / Before, behind, above, below, / Could from her taintleſs Body flow.
1731, [Jonathan Swift], “Strephon and Chloe”, in A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed. […], Dublin; London: […] [William Bowyer] for J. Roberts […], published 1734, →OCLC, page 8:Foule words is but foule wind, and foule wind is but foule breath, and foule breath is noiſome, therefore I will depart vnkist.
1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 120:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most noisome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more noisome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| noysome | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
sweet-smelling · wholesome · fragrant · healthful · salubrious · aromatic
Deriveds
Synonyms
damaging · detrimental · noxious · sullen · nocent · malodorous · sickening · scathand · stinking · unhealthful · nocuous · hurtful · fetid · noxious · injurious · nauseating · injurious · unwholesome · harmful · noisome · deleterious · mischievous · prejudicial · venom · scathel · inimical · foul
Translations (55)
fr malsain (hurtful or noxious to health) · fr insalubre (hurtful or noxious to health) · ru нездоро́вый (hurtful or noxious to health) · it malsano (hurtful or noxious to health) · de widerlich (offensive to the senses) · eo naŭza (offensive to the senses) · mi kerakera (offensive to the senses) · fr toxique (hurtful or noxious to health) · fr répugnant (offensive to the senses) · cmn 恶臭的 (offensive to the senses) · cs odporný (offensive to the senses) · de ungesund (hurtful or noxious to health) · ro nesănătos (hurtful or noxious to health) · cs škodlivý (hurtful or noxious to health) · cs odporný (morally hurtful or noxious) · enm noysom (morally hurtful or noxious) · ro insalubru (hurtful or noxious to health) · it insalubre (hurtful or noxious to health) · de schädlich (hurtful or noxious to health) · bg вреден (hurtful or noxious to health) · cmn 有毒的 (hurtful or noxious to health) · nl schadelijk (hurtful or noxious to health) · nl misselijkmakend (offensive to the senses) · ro nuizibil (morally hurtful or noxious) · fi haitallinen (hurtful or noxious to health) · de eklig (offensive to the senses) · it disgustoso (offensive to the senses) · bg отвратителен (offensive to the senses) · it repulsivo (offensive to the senses) · ro vătămător (morally hurtful or noxious) · ro dezgustător (offensive to the senses) · fi pahanhajuinen (offensive to the senses) · nl degoutant (offensive to the senses) · it nocivo (hurtful or noxious to health) · enm noysom (offensive to the senses) · fr nuisible (morally hurtful or noxious) · ru вредоно́сный (hurtful or noxious to health) · ru вре́дный (hurtful or noxious to health) · fr dégoutant (offensive to the senses) · cmn 有害的 (morally hurtful or noxious) · ro respingător (offensive to the senses) · ro dăunător (morally hurtful or noxious) · de ekelhaft (offensive to the senses) · fi vahingollinen (morally hurtful or noxious) · bg нездравословен (hurtful or noxious to health) · enm noysom (hurtful or noxious to health) · ru злово́нный (offensive to the senses) · nl walgelijk (offensive to the senses) · fr nocif (hurtful or noxious to health) · fr désagréable (morally hurtful or noxious) · ru отврати́тельный (morally hurtful or noxious) · nl schadelijk (morally hurtful or noxious) · la taeter (offensive to the senses) · mi weriweri (offensive to the senses) · ro scârbos (offensive to the senses)