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”).

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.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:harmful

   • 1912, Alexander Berkman, chapter 6, in Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist:

     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.

3. (literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell

   Synonyms: foul, fetid, sickening, nauseating

Translations

morally hurtful or noxious

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 有害的 (zh) (yǒuhài de)

• Dutch: schadelijk (nl)
• Finnish: vahingollinen (fi)
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• 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
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• 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)
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• Italian: disgustoso (it) m, repulsivo (it) m
• Latin: taeter
• Maori: kerakera, weriweri
• Romanian: dezgustător (ro), respingător (ro), scârbos (ro)
• Russian: злово́нный (ru) m (zlovónnyj)

Anagrams

• Moonies, ionomes, moonies, niosome