offensiveness
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the quality of being offensiveSynonyms: odiousnessdistastefulnessType of unpleasantnessKinds blatancy, hatefulness, loathsomenessAttribute of offensive, inoffensive
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“offensiveness” is listed under Offensive.
Origin: Cf. F. offensif. See Offend.
1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.
2. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds. “Offensive to the stomach.” Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
3. Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; — opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons.
League offensive and defensive, a leaque that requires all the parties to it to make war together against any foe, and to defend one another if attacked.
Synonyms: Displeasing; disagreeable; distasteful; obnoxious; abhorrent; disgusting; impertinent; rude; saucy; reproachful; opprobrious; insulting; insolent; abusive; scurrilous; assailant; attacking; invading.
— Of·fen′wb-a1′>′sive·ly, adverb — Of·fen′wb-a1′>′sive·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54