Download the app
educalingo
Search
It feels like an easy sum to gauge the balance between forests and, say, the proliferating free newspapers that litter our public transport. This noxious combination of words and paper represents a clear-cut crime against the biosphere.
Tristram Stuart

Meaning of "noxious" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NOXIOUS

From Latin noxius harmful, from noxa injury.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF NOXIOUS

noxious  [ˈnɒkʃəs] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NOXIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Noxious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NOXIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of noxious in the English dictionary

The definition of noxious in the dictionary is poisonous or harmful. Other definition of noxious is harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NOXIOUS


anxious
ˈæŋkʃəs
compunctious
kəmˈpʌŋkʃəs
contradictious
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃəs
factious
ˈfækʃəs
fractious
ˈfrækʃəs
infectious
ɪnˈfɛkʃəs
innoxious
ɪˈnɒkʃəs
noninfectious
ˌnɒnɪnˈfekʃəs
obnoxious
əbˈnɒkʃəs
overanxious
ˌəʊvərˈæŋkʃəs
rambunctious
ræmˈbʌŋkʃəs
ructious
ˈrʌkʃəs
rumbunctious
rʌmˈbʌŋkʃəs
unanxious
ʌnˈæŋkʃəs
unobnoxious
ʌnəbˈnɒkʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOXIOUS

nowise
nowl
nowness
nowt
nowtier
nowtiest
nowty
nowy
Nox
noxal
noxiously
noxiousness
noy
noyade
noyance
noyau
Noyon
noyous
noysome
nozzer

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOXIOUS

ambitious
conscious
curious
furious
glorious
hilarious
luxurious
mysterious
notorious
obvious
precious
prestigious
previous
prolixious
religious
serious
spacious
suspicious
various
vicious

Synonyms and antonyms of noxious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NOXIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «noxious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of noxious

Translation of «noxious» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF NOXIOUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

有毒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nociva
570 millions of speakers

English

noxious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हानिकारक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вредных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nocivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিনাশসাধক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nuisible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schädlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

有害な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

độc hại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपायकारक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zararlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nocivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szkodliwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шкідливих
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nociv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιβλαβείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skadelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

noxious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skadelige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of noxious

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOXIOUS»

The term «noxious» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.374 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
80
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «noxious» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of noxious
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «noxious».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOXIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «noxious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «noxious» 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 noxious

EXAMPLES

5 QUOTES WITH «NOXIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word noxious.
1
Pranab Mukherjee
India is content with itself, and driven by the will to sit on the high table of prosperity. It will not be deflected in its mission by noxious practitioners of terror.
2
Ernestine Rose
If you allow one single germ, one single seed of slavery to remain in the soil of America... that germ will spring up, that noxious weed will thrive, and again stifle the growth, wither the leaves, blast the flowers and poison the fair fruits of freedom.
3
Tristram Stuart
It feels like an easy sum to gauge the balance between forests and, say, the proliferating free newspapers that litter our public transport. This noxious combination of words and paper represents a clear-cut crime against the biosphere.
4
William Howard Taft
Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in America.
5
David Trimble
Circumstances give in reality to every political principle, its distinguishing colour, and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOXIOUS»

Discover the use of noxious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to noxious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Noxious Weeds of Australia
"This is a reference book containing information on over 200 species, including where each is proclaimed and what the legal requirements are for its control.
William Thomas Parsons, Eric George Cuthbertson, 2001
2
Biology and management of noxious rangeland weeds
In addition to the theory and principles of weed management, this book provides information about twenty-nine of the most serious weeds in the West, including weed identification, origin, history and distribution, invasion potentials, ...
Roger L. Sheley, Janet K. Petroff, Janet Clark, 1999
3
The Delicate and Noxious Scrub: CSIRO Studies on Native Tree ...
Semi-arid woodlands are an important part of the Australian landscape and they have been the focus for scientific research by CSIRO since the 1960s. This book reviews that research and sets it in a historical perspective.
JC Noble, 1998
4
The Noxious Web: Insurgency in the North-East
In the Indian context.
Kiran Shankar Maitra, 2001
5
State Noxious-weed Seed Requirements Recognized in the ...
Noxious-Weed Seeds 2003 Restricted Noxious-Weed Seed in agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree and shrub seed Group 2: Barley, buckwheat, oats, proso, rye, sorghum, sudangrass, vetches, wheat, and other agricultural seeds of a size and ...
United States. Agricultural Marketing Service, 1942
6
First [-ninth] annual report on the noxious, beneficial and ...
made to the State board of agriculture, pursuant to an appropriation for this purpose from the Legislature of the state Charles Valentine Riley, Missouri. Entomologist. dollars in a single county, and of spreading from the island into the adjoining ...
Charles Valentine Riley, Missouri. Entomologist, 1869
7
Guidelines for the Transport and Handling of Limited Amounts ...
This publication covers all of the relevant guidelines in full, providing guidance to shippers carrying hazardous and noxious materials.
‎2007
8
First-ninth Annual Report on the Noxious, Beneficial, and ...
There are two grand methods of counterworking a particular noxious insect: 1st, Prevention—-i. e., guarding against the advent of the evil by proper foreknowledge, and prophylactic steps; 2d, Cure—i. e., the destruction of the pests, in one way ...
Missouri. State Entomologist, 1872
9
The Bug Crew vs. noxious weeds
3 1951 D02337 704 1 How can i neipr 4 Please report known locations of noxious weeds to the local Forest Service office. 4 Contact your local Forest Service or State Department of Agriculture to receive information about local noxious weeds ...
United States. Forest Service. Intermountain Region, 2003
10
First [-ninth] Annual Report on the Noxious: Beneficial and ...
Beneficial and Other Insects, of the State of Missouri, Made to the State Board of Agriculture, Pursuant to an Appropriation for this Purpose from the Leglisature of the State Charles Valentine Riley. ON THE NOXIOUS, BIENEFIOIAL AND ...
Charles Valentine Riley, 1869

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOXIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term noxious is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Got an itchy rash? Browntail moths out in force in Maine, spreading …
They have since turned into moths, but their noxious hairs are still swirling through the midcoast and southern coastal Maine region, the only ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
2
Ploughing through a noxious green 'sea'
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 25, 2015, with the headline 'Ploughing through a noxious ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
Montana taking aim at noxious weeds
Fighting weeds is a constant battle around the state, but there's been some progress in that battle even as new species come across Montana's borders - and ... «KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News, Jul 15»
4
Cooper: Noxious weeds … Me? You? Them?
The first time I heard the term “noxious weed” was the summer we moved to Sequim from Seattle. I had accepted a position at the local hospital. «Sequim Gazette, Jul 15»
5
The noxious weed battle continues
TWIN FALLS, Id. ( KMVT/KSVT ) Noxious weeds are becoming a major ... one of the biggest issues right now is the spread of noxious weeds. «KMVT, Jul 15»
6
Police release footage of a man regarding incident in Tipton …
Police have released CCTV of a man they want to speak to after a noxious liquid was squirted at a Tipton shop worker. Police have released ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
7
Greece debt Crisis: Europe's noxious privatisation plans have …
Greece's assets are being wasted paying unpayable debt when they could have been used to kick start the economy, writes Yanis Varoufakis. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
8
'Coontown': A noxious, racist corner of Reddit survives recent purge
Warning: This post contains graphic language. In a place where anything went, it seems that more and more has got to go — and some of what ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
Noxious Weed Spraying In South Hills
The City of Helena and Prickly Pear Land Trust have contracted an invasive weed team to spray noxious weeds in the South Hills. A Montana ... «KTVH, Jul 15»
10
This luxury pet hotel has a spa, a chef and a 'noxious stench'
A lavish Chelsea pet hotel that boasts a chef, fitness spa and transportation in Bentleys is in the doghouse over a noxious stench. D Pet Hotel is ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Noxious [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/noxious>. Jun 2026 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z