English noun: nastiness | |||
1. | nastiness (state) a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse | ||
Synonyms | filth, filthiness, foulness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unsanitariness | ||
2. | nastiness (attribute) malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | ||
Synonyms | bitchiness, cattiness, spite, spitefulness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | malevolence, malevolency, malice | ||
3. | nastiness (attribute) the quality of being unpleasant | ||
Samples | I flinched at the nastiness of his wound. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unpleasantness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beastliness | ||
Attribute | awful, nasty | ||
Antonyms | niceness | ||