Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality of being noxious: "Noisomeness" refers to the state or property of being harmful, injurious, or unwholesome, particularly to health or well-being.
   • Offensiveness to the senses, especially smell: It also denotes a quality that is extremely unpleasant or disgusting, often associated with foul odors.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The noisomeness of the stagnant water was a serious public health concern. (The harmful, unwholesome quality of the stagnant water was a serious public health concern.)
  • They were driven from the room by the sheer noisomeness of the air. (They were driven from the room by the extreme offensiveness, especially the foul smell, of the air.)

Advanced Usage

• "The noisomeness of the situation": Can be used metaphorically to describe a morally corrupt or deeply unpleasant circumstance.
  • The political scandal revealed a noisomeness at the heart of the institution. (The political scandal revealed a deeply corrupt and unwholesome quality at the heart of the institution.)

Variants and Related Words

• Noisome (adj): Having an extremely offensive smell; harmful or injurious to health.
  • The noisome fumes from the chemical plant forced an evacuation. (The extremely foul and harmful fumes from the chemical plant forced an evacuation.)

Synonyms

• Noxiousness: The quality of being harmful or poisonous.
• Offensiveness: The quality of being unpleasant or disgusting.
• Foulness: The state of being disgustingly dirty or having a bad smell.
• Malodorousness: The quality of having a bad smell.

Antonyms

• Wholesomeness: Conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being.
• Fragrance: A pleasant, sweet smell.
• Salubriousness: The quality of being health-giving; healthy.

Noun

1. the quality of being noxious