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单词 unpleasingness
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unpleasingnessn.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpliːzɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌənˈplizɪŋnəs/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and pleasingness n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unpleasing adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < unpleasing adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier unpleasantness n.
The quality of being unpleasant or displeasing; disagreeableness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [noun] > unpleasantness
loathnessc1175
offencec1425
noisomeness1506
unlusta1529
unpleasantness1546
displeasantness1547
discomfortableness1585
unlovelinessa1586
illnessc1595
unwelcome1603
unpleasingness1611
offensiveness1618
injucundity1623
disagreeableness1648
displeasingnessa1652
undelightfulness1653
distastefulness1654
beeishness1674
undesirableness1675
uncomfortableness1677
ungratefulnessa1680
unwelcomeness1682
nastiness1718
unkedness1727
disagreeability1788
unpleasantry1799
unpleasantry1810
grit1876
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Mauplaisance, vnpleasantnesse, vnpleasingnesse.
1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie i. sig. (o2) The misery and unpleasingness of his present condition.
1672 O. Walker Of Educ. ii. i. 228 A corrective to the harshness and unpleasingness of the other.
1769 Fruitless Repentance I. xxiii. 188 The unpleasingness of Mrs. Stubbs's face.
1835 G. Stephens Manuscripts of Erdély I. xiv. 65 The gentle critic will..considerately make allowance, for any unpleasingness or natural defects, incident to so novel a mode of conveyance.
1957 A. Powell At Lady Molly's i. 43 The unpleasingness of Widmerpool's features.
1985 Browning Inst. Stud. 13 6 To some angry men, she seemed to be flaunting and defiantly asserting unpleasingness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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