unpleasantness meaning

UK US /ənˈplɛzəntnəs/ 4 syllables

unpleasantness (noun): the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling.

unpleasantness has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

unpleasantness as a noun

  1. the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

    Opposite: pleasantness

    Type of: pain

    Related forms: unpleasant

  2. the quality of giving displeasure
    • the recent unpleasantness of the weather

    Opposite: pleasantness

    Type of: quality

    Kinds: unpleasingness, disagreeableness, nastiness, offensiveness, awfulness, harshness

    Related forms: unpleasant

How to pronounce unpleasantness

unpleasantness is pronounced /ənˈplɛzəntnəs/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in SS · 14-letter words

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