Loathsomeness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Loathsome \Loath"some\, a.
     Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting; as, a
     loathsome disease.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection.


                                                    --Macaulay.
     -- {Loath"some*ly}. adv. -- {Loath"some*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  loathsomeness
       n : the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
           [syn: {repulsiveness}, {sliminess}, {vileness}]