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Meaning of "distastefulness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISTASTEFULNESS

distastefulness  [dɪsˈteɪstfʊlnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTASTEFULNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Distastefulness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISTASTEFULNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of distastefulness in the English dictionary

The definition of distastefulness in the dictionary is the quality of being offensive or off-putting.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISTASTEFULNESS


artfulness
ˈɑːtfʊlnɪs
boastfulness
ˈbəʊstfʊlnɪs
deceitfulness
dɪˈsiːtfʊlnɪs
doubtfulness
ˈdaʊtfʊlnɪs
forgetfulness
fəˈɡetfʊlnɪs
fretfulness
ˈfrɛtfʊlnɪs
frightfulness
ˈfraɪtfʊlnɪs
fruitfulness
ˈfruːtfʊlnɪs
gratefulness
ˈɡreɪtfʊlnɪs
lustfulness
ˈlʌstfʊlnɪs
respectfulness
rɪˈspɛktfʊlnɪs
self-forgetfulness
ˌselffəˈɡetfʊlnɪs
spitefulness
ˈspaɪtfʊlnɪs
sprightfulness
ˈspraɪtfʊlnɪs
tactfulness
ˈtæktfʊlnɪs
tastefulness
ˈteɪstfʊlnɪs
thoughtfulness
ˈθɔːtfʊlnɪs
uneventfulness
ˌʌnɪˈvɛntfʊlnɪs
wastefulness
ˈweɪstfʊlnɪs
wistfulness
ˈwɪstfʊlnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISTASTEFULNESS

distaff
distaff side
distain
distal
distally
distance
distance learning
distance modulus
distance race
distance runner
distance teaching
distant
distant early warning
distant early warning line
distantly
distaste
distasteful
distastefully
distelfink
distemper

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTASTEFULNESS

business
carefulness
casualness
coolness
evilness
faithfulness
fearfulness
fullness
gracefulness
helpfulness
illness
joyfulness
meaningfulness
mental illness
mindfulness
stillness
thankfulness
truthfulness
usefulness
wellness
wonderfulness

Synonyms and antonyms of distastefulness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «distastefulness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTASTEFULNESS

Find out the translation of distastefulness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of distastefulness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «distastefulness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

令人厌恶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mal sabor
570 millions of speakers

English

distastefulness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

distastefulness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

distastefulness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

distastefulness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

distastefulness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

distastefully
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

distastefulness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan tidak sengaja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

distastefulness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

distastefulness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

distastefulness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Distastefully
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

distastefulness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

distastefully
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्ताव्यस्तपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

distastefully
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distastefulness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

distastefulness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

distastefulness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distastefulness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

distastefulness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onsmaaklikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

distastefulness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

distastefulness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of distastefulness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTASTEFULNESS»

The term «distastefulness» is used very little and occupies the 176.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTASTEFULNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «distastefulness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «distastefulness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about distastefulness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTASTEFULNESS»

Discover the use of distastefulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to distastefulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Scientist
Of 44 species of cryptic butterfly caterpillars, none live in family groups with one's distastefulness, outweigh the risk of being eaten before the message is conveyed . Three conditions of biological importance favour the evolution of aposematism ...
2
The Altruism Equation: Seven Scientists Search for the ...
At first, he believed that for most adult insects, distastefulness only worked as a repellant after the predator began eating, and thus had already killed the prey. This sort of “de- fense” mechanism was difficult to understand as a product of natural ...
Lee Alan Dugatkin, 2011
3
Decision Order and Time in Human Affairs
In chapter xiv we suggested that for any particular individual in his circumstances of a particular moment, there would be some level of desirability, and likewise some level of distastefulness, in the hypotheses he entertains about an action, ...
G. L. S. Shackle, 2010
4
Decision Order & Time in Human Affairs
In chapter xiv we suggested that for any particular individual in his circumstances of a particular moment, there would be some level of desirability, and likewise some level of distastefulness, in the hypotheses he entertains about an action, ...
5
Nature Red in Tooth and Claw: Theism and the Problem of ...
DISTASTEFULNESS,. PRIDE,. AND. ARROGANCE. Considerations arising from inscrutabilism and noumenalism provide one reason why enthusiasm sometimes runs low when it comes to generating explanations for evil. Others lack ...
Michael Murray, 2008
6
Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals
Gotmark's analysis shows that across nonpasserines, comprising many taxonomic groups, conspicuousness signals distastefulness (although he did not control for phylogeny); but that in passerines, which are a single order (appendix) , ...
Tim Caro, 2005
7
The Tent Caterpillars
While recognizing that solitary caterpillars may be distasteful and warningly colored and that differential survival of individuals sampled by predators could lead to the evolution of distastefulness, he favored a kin selection model to explain the ...
Terrence D. Fitzgerald, 1995
8
Homoplasy: The Recurrence of Similarity in Evolution
... a correlation between larval warning coloration and distastefulness. Fisher ( 1930) proposed that the development of prey unpalatability required the involvement of kin selection, while Turner (1971) and Harvey et al. (1982) extended the kin ...
Michael J. Sanderson, Larry Hufford, 1996
9
Changing Scenes in the Natural Sciences, 1776-1976: Academy ...
Fisher next noted that distasteful larvae tend to travel in tightly knit sibling groups. If there is a positive correlation between the degree of distastefulness and the likelihood of avoidance of that group or kind of caterpillars by a bird that had tasted ...
Clyde E. Goulden, 2008
10
The Units of Evolution: Essays on the Nature of Species
For example, a prerequisite for the evolution of aposematic coloration in insects with gregarious larvae is the evolution of unpalatability. Without the prior existence of distastefulness, there is no selective force for warning coloration within the ...
Marc Ereshefsky, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTASTEFULNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term distastefulness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Most Awkward And Distasteful Moment In NBA Broadcast …
There is a moment in NBA broadcast history — and perhaps sports broadcast history — that is infamous for its distastefulness, an exchange ... «SportsGrid, Jul 15»
2
#ThisOpressesWomen: Here's Why We All Need to Get Our Hands …
While we all cringe and occasional make a remark about the distastefulness of it all, two feminist groups in New York City have decided that ... «iDiva.com, Jun 15»
3
Why I Am Buying Blue Capital Reinsurance And Selling HCI Group
... nor ask you about protecting your loved ones (in a way that somehow implies both irresponsibility and distastefulness if you haven't). Rather ... «Seeking Alpha, Jun 15»
4
Editor's Note: Let's Change the War Culture
But beyond the distastefulness of the war terminology, are we really and truly fighting a war for talent in the security industry? Recruitment was ... «SecurityInfoWatch, Jun 15»
5
WATCH: Does Erica Campbell's Video for “I Luh God” Go Too Far …
“There's so much misogyny and distastefulness in music today. We have a generation of people that have been singing about 'dropping this' ... «Cocoafab, Jun 15»
6
There's only one thing Wall Street hates about Hillary Clinton, and it …
And for a lot of Wall Street, that's where the shadiness (or as White would call it, distastefulness) begins and ends — with that rhetorical ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
7
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE | MAY 30, 2015
Only in an age “corporate-friendly to the detriment of civil society administration” would such distastefulness and greed be prevailing. Write to ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, May 15»
8
Study tackles evolution mystery of animal, plant warning cues for …
... proposed that animals evolve colorful, distinctively recognizable appearances to advertise their distastefulness or toxicity to predators. «Phys.Org, May 15»
9
Updated on May 26, 2015, 1:23 pm AST
CENTRAL FC won the 2015 CFU Club Championship, then descended into distastefulness with their supporters taunting beaten finalists W ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, May 15»
10
View from the Street: Government endorses slaver… sorry, 'work …
And after all that distastefulness, let's decompress with some cute owls being cute. Look at this little guy! Just look at him! Pour a well-deserved ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»

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