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Meaning of "offensiveness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFFENSIVENESS

offensiveness  [əˈfensɪvnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFFENSIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Offensiveness 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 OFFENSIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of offensiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of offensiveness in the dictionary is the quality of being unpleasant or disgusting. Other definition of offensiveness is the quality of being upsetting, insulting, or objectionable in some way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFFENSIVENESS


abrasiveness
əˈbreɪsɪvnəs
apprehensiveness
ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs
cohesiveness
kəʊˈhiːsɪvnəs
corrosiveness
kəˈrəʊsɪvnəs
excessiveness
ɪkˈsesɪvnəs
extensiveness
ɪkˈstensɪvnəs
impressiveness
ɪmˈpresɪvnəs
inapprehensiveness
ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs
incomprehensiveness
ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhensɪvnəs
inexpensiveness
ˌɪnɪkˈspensɪvnəs
inoffensiveness
ˌɪnəˈfensɪvnəs
intensiveness
ɪnˈtensɪvnəs
intrusiveness
ɪnˈtruːsɪvnəs
invasiveness
ɪnˈveɪsɪvnəs
irresponsiveness
ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsɪvnəs
misapprehensiveness
ˌmɪsæprɪˈhensɪvnəs
obsessiveness
əbˈsɛsɪvnəs
pensiveness
ˈpɛnsɪvnəs
pervasiveness
pəˈveɪsɪvnəs
suspensiveness
səˈspɛnsɪvnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFFENSIVENESS

offence
offenceful
offenceless
offend
offended
offendedly
offender
offending
offendress
offense
offenseless
offensive
offensive material
offensive weapon
offensively
offer
offer document
offer price
offerable
offeree

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFFENSIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of offensiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «offensiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFFENSIVENESS

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The translations of offensiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «offensiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

冒犯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ofensivo
570 millions of speakers

English

offensiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

offensiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإساءة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зловоние
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ofensividade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

offensiveness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

offensant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecacatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anstößigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不快
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

offensiveness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Offensiveness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xuùc phaïm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

offensiveness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Offensiveness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iğrençlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

offensività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrazę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сморід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jignitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσβλητικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

offensiveness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

offensiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

offensive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of offensiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFENSIVENESS»

The term «offensiveness» is normally little used and occupies the 109.089 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFENSIVENESS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFENSIVENESS»

Discover the use of offensiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to offensiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Essential Assessment Concepts for Teachers and Administrators
Popham (1995) has identified two forms of assessment bias: offensiveness and unfair penalization. Offensiveness Offensiveness occurs when the content of the assessment offends, upsets, angers, distresses, or otherwise creates negative ...
James H. McMillan, 2000
2
Assessment Essentials for Standards-Based Education
Popham (2007) has identified two forms of assessment bias: offensiveness and unfair penalization. Offensiveness Offensiveness occurs when the content of the assessment offends, upsets, angers, distresses, or otherwise creates negative ...
James H. McMillan, 2008
3
The Complete Book on Biological Waste Treatment and their ...
7. Scatter diagram of VFA and odour offensiveness during posttreatmcntstorage. Offensiveness = (I.91 x log, [(1.20 x VFA) + 0.21]) +3.34. During post-treatment storage, all individual acids (except n-valeric) and VFA correlated at P = 0.001 in  ...
Dr. H. Panda, 2013
4
In Defense of Advertising: Arguments from Reason, Ethical ...
4. The. Alleged. Offensiveness. of. Advertising. ADVERTISING IS OFFENSIVE. This, in essence, is the second "social" criticism of advertising. Frequent targets of this charge are Mr. Whipple and his Charmin bathroom tissue commercials, the ...
Jerry Kirkpatrick, 2007
5
Basic Tort Law: Cases, Statutes, and Problems
The intent must include some awareness of the natural consequences of intentional acts, and the person must appreciate the consequences of intentional acts, and the person must appreciate the offensiveness or wrongfulness of her acts.
Arthur Best, David W. Barnes, 2007
6
Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke
Varying viewpoints on offensiveness There was a broad statistical spread in judgments of offensiveness: some jokes were not found to be offensive at all while others were seen as extremely coarse. However, there were also large differences ...
Giselinde Kuipers, 2006
7
Odour Prevention and Control of Organic Sludge and Livestock ...
Sobel (19) used a panel of people to assess the odour offensiveness of poultry manure and found a correlation between total solids and offensiveness. Williams (5) found that odour intensity measurements by liquid dilution of piggery slurry ...
V.C. Nielsen, J.H. Voorburg, 2003
8
Cursing in America: A Psycholinguistic Study of Dirty ...
offensiveness and aggression. This last statistic also means that not only semantic meaning but also pragmatic use of a word (to aggress) determines a word's level of offensiveness. Another validity check was made by comparing the ratings ...
Timothy Jay, 1992
9
The Jail: Managing the Underclass in American Society
The 100 felony arrests in our sample were distributed as follows among the three categories of offensiveness: sixty-one mild, twenty- eight moderate, ten high (one not offensive). The two measures, seriousness and offensiveness, obviously ...
John Irwin, 1992
10
Offense to Others
Apparently, "patent offensiveness" is determined by the standards of the "average person" (even when no average person is in fact offended), while the prurient interest test is applied to the special audience at which the materials are aimed.
Tucson Joel Feinberg Professor of Philosophy University of Arizona, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFENSIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term offensiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Whiteway's Watching: UKIP: The First 100 Days
... was scrutinised by all sides of the political spectrum for signs of bias and offensiveness (like UKIP supporters being portrayed as largely bald, white Cockneys) ... «Reading Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
The silver lining of Donald Trump
Each day, Trump seems to reach new heights of absurdity, offensiveness, and popularity among Republican poll respondents. On Tuesday, he ... «Vox, Jul 15»
3
Over 12000 Women Think Target Missed The Mark With Its "Trophy …
The petition's founder, A.R. from Wisconsin, wrote a lengthy rundown of the shirt's offensiveness: "...[L]ast week, I was appalled after walking ... «Refinery29, Jul 15»
4
Nick Curtis: Let's not fudge what really is offensive speech
It's hard to dictate a sliding scale of offensiveness, especially if, like me, you are a straight white man. Even more so if, like me, you are a straight ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
5
Black ESPN star: All lives do matter
... by “Black Lives Matter” protests that all lives matter – and then his quick apology when confronted by activists of the perceived offensiveness ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
6
The 7 Worst John Kasich Quotes That Prove He's Way Too Offensive …
But if these terrible quotes from Kasich are any indication, it seems like his campaign will likely struggle with his offensiveness. Kasich's ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
7
Even in America, You Can't Say That!
Jerry Seinfeld recently followed Chris Rock's lead in announcing that the offensiveness police has made it impossible to tell edgy jokes, ... «Spiked, Jul 15»
8
1 in 2 say female toplessness taboo is fair
The offensiveness of seeing topless women with bare breasts varies greatly based on context. While 73% of Americans would not be that ... «YouGov US, Jul 15»
9
My Turn: In New Hampshire, a new reality takes hold
Does New Hampshire believe it is exempt from considering the offensiveness of displaying this flag when our heritage isn't linked to this ... «Concord Monitor, Jul 15»
10
Muslim cemetery near Farmersville scares the wits out of some
... Association, perhaps well-versed by now in not rising to the bait, have been calm and restrained in the face of this outbreak of offensiveness. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»

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