noun
- the quality of being extremely unpleasant, especially having a very bad smell
- the quality of being harmful or unwholesome
Usage: formal
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The noisomeness of the garbage dump was overwhelming.
- Residents complained about the noisomeness coming from the chemical plant.
- The old basement had a noisomeness that made visitors gag.
- City officials addressed the noisomeness of the polluted river.
- The noisomeness of the rotting fish forced the market to close early.
- Environmental groups protested the noisomeness of industrial waste.