objectionabilityn.
/əbˌdʒɛkʃn̩əˈbɪlᵻti/, /əbˌdʒɛkʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /əbˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /ɑbˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Objectionableness; (also, occasionally) an objection.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [noun] > quality of not being approvable
exceptionableness1664
objectionableness1820
objectionability1865
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Mar. 3/1 What possible objectionabilities may the practice of riding to hounds lead to?
1946 Socialist Trad. v. 117 A choice between a number of courses of varying degrees of objectionability.
1985 Washington Post 16 Oct. 17 Programs we would ordinarily consider objectionable, if a parent is watching, lose their objectionability.
2002 N.Y. Law Jrnl. (Nexis) 29 May 227 18 [His] conduct was so unreasonable as to warrant, as a matter of law, summary judgment on the objectionability of his conduct, resulting in the termination of his tenancy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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